āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to take on
[phrase form: take]
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āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to hire someone
Transitive: to take on an employee
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They are willing to take new interns on for the summer.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻāĨ¤
02
āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to play against someone in a game or contest
Transitive: to take on a competitor
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Let's take the reigning champions on and see how well we can compete.
āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ¤āĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to adopt a particular quality or appearance
Transitive: to take on a quality or appearance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As he practiced, the painting started to take on a realistic and lifelike portrayal.
āĻ¯āĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to hire or engage someone for a job, position, or role
Transitive: to take on a role or responsibility
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He was elected mayor and took on the responsibility of addressing the city's issues.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻļāĻšāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to accept something as a challenge
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Will you take the challenge on and lead the project team?
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻĻāĻ˛āĻā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ¨?
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āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to allow an individual to join a group or community
Transitive: to take on sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They wanted to take the enthusiastic volunteer on for the community project.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻšā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦāĻšāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to carry something or someone
Transitive: to take on passengers or loads
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The ship is designed to take on large cargo shipments.
āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻĒāĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻŦāĻšāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
