took on

verb

Definition of took onnext
past tense of take on
1
as in faced
to enter into contest or conflict with will take on his chief opponent in the next political debate

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2
as in employed
to provide with a paying job decided to take her on as store manager

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3
as in borrowed
to take for one's own use (something originated by another) recently arrived immigrants who are eager to take on the language and culture of their adopted homeland

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for took on
  1. faced
  2. employed
  3. borrowed
  4. encountered
  5. hired
  6. adopted
  7. engaged
Verb
  • However, the deal has faced stiff bipartisan political opposition since the day it was announced.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Overcome the common fears Fear of failure or feeling too old to start a new business can prevent you from moving forward, but many successful entrepreneurs faced these same fears and still managed to build businesses that thrive.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of faced
Verb
  • Nearly 150,000 individuals without legal status are employed in Maryland, according to a 2019 report by the Migration Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank in Washington.
    Mennatalla Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This meta action comedy is showrunner Charles Yu's adaption of his own 2020 satirical novel of the same name, which employed the screenplay format as a narrative structure.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of employed
Verb
  • Three years later, Stack borrowed another $60 million from GE Capital, this time to buy out his investors.
    Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The brothers learned as teenagers that their father had borrowed money through a federal program to drill for wells, and wound up $4 million in debt, including interest, when the wells failed, with the land pledged as collateral.
    Amy Feldman, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of borrowed
Verb
  • Tribune readers first encountered him in the mid-1980s when his name began to appear in this paper’s Travel section.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Netflix, however, encountered technical issues that resulted in buffering during the match.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of encountered
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  • All will be hired locally with an average salary of more than $91,000.
    Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2024
  • As the executive producer of the in-the-round Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, Walker built the largest theater subscription base in the country, hired countless Chicago actors and took many a busload of seniors back to the songs of their youth.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of hired
Verb
  • From the start, the duo adopted an iterative design process, relying on small, focused experiments to shape their platform.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • With details being finalized and legislation being adopted, a lot has been happening.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of adopted
Verb
  • First of all, he’s not engaged.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The Young and the Restless star Conner Floyd is engaged!
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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took off (on)

took on

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