Definitions

take on

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assume, accept v.
compete v.
challenge, oppose v.

VERB

assume, accept

Synonyms

WEAK

acquire add address oneself to adopt agree to do annex append attempt become begin come to have commence develop embrace employ endeavor engage enlist enroll espouse handle have a go at hire launch put on retain set about tackle take in hand take up take upon oneself try turn undertake venture

Antonyms

WEAK

refuse reject

VERB

compete

Synonyms

WEAK

attack battle contend contest encounter engage face face off fight match meet oppose pit vie

Antonyms

WEAK

refuse reject

VERB

challenge, oppose

Synonyms

WEAK

brave buck call out confront dare defy denounce dispute face-off go eyeball to eyeball with go one on one with go toe to toe with go up against hang in insist upon investigate invite competition make a stand object to question stand up to throw down the gauntlet

Antonyms

WEAK

refuse reject

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take on

Whether O’Connor owns her take on Parton as wholly as she does Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” is debatable.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

A quarter of voting members on the Fed's rate-setting committee have called for the central bank to raise rates in order to take on the crisis.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

Bessent’s actions take on added significance given a searing critique he laid out last year of how the central bank operates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

He is the first director-general since Greg Dyke in 2000 to take on the role having not been a former BBC employee.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

But without, he wasn’t that much of a fool, to think he could take on the Prince of Demons.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

take on

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