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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  take on
       v 1: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice
            took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he
            adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange
            manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these
            fables" [syn: assume, acquire, adopt, take]
       2: take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When
          will the new President assume office?" [syn: assume, adopt,
           take over]
       3: accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"
          [syn: undertake, tackle]
       4: admit into a group or community; "accept students for
          graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to
          admit a new member" [syn: accept, admit, take]
       5: contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle;
          "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to
          play Mary" [syn: meet, encounter, play]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  take on
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 παίρνω, προσλαμβάνω κάποιον
     2 (''χωρίς παθητική φωνή'') αντιμετωπίζω έναν αντίπαλο, τα βάζω με
  κάποιον, παίζω εναντίον κάποιου σε ένα παιχνίδι ή διαγωνισμό
     3 (''χωρίς παθητική φωνή'') παίρνω, αρχίζω να έχω μια ιδιαίτερη
  ποιότητα, εμφάνιση κτλ.
     4 αναλαμβάνω, αποδέχομαι, παίρνω πάνω, αποφασίζω να κάνω κάτι,
  συμφωνώ να είμαι υπεύθυνος για κάτι ή κάποιον
     5 (''για λεωφορείο, αεροπλάνο ή πλοίο'') παίρνω, επιτρέπω σε κάποιον
  ή κάτι να μπει

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  take on
     vb.
     1 To acquire, bring in, or introduce.
     2 # To obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for
  remuneration; to give someone a job.
     3 (lb en idiomatic) To begin to have or exhibit.
     4 (lb en idiomatic) To assume or take responsibility for.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  take on
     vb.
     1 To acquire, bring in, or introduce.
     2 # To obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for
  remuneration; to give someone a job.
     3 (lb en idiomatic) To begin to have or exhibit.
     4 (lb en idiomatic) To assume or take responsibility for.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  take on
     vb.
     1 To acquire, bring in, or introduce.
     2 # To obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for
  remuneration; to give someone a job.
     3 (lb en idiomatic) To begin to have or exhibit.
     4 (lb en idiomatic) To assume or take responsibility for.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  take on
     vb.
     1 To acquire, bring in, or introduce.
     2 # To obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for
  remuneration; to give someone a job.
     3 (lb en idiomatic) To begin to have or exhibit.
     4 (lb en idiomatic) To assume or take responsibility for.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  take on
     Englanti vb.
     1 ottaa (kontto, tehtäväkseen, haasteekseen jms.)
     2 saada (uusi ominaisuus)
     3 ottaa palvelukseen, palkata
     4 haastaa, kohdata voimakas vastustaja; ottaa tehtäväkseen päihittää
     5 (pysähtyä ja) ottaa kyytiin
     6 (''negatiivisissa ilmauksissa'') ottaa itseensä, suuttua

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  take on /tˈeɪk ˈɒn/ 
  nabírat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  take on /tˈeɪk ˈɒn/ 
  přijmout

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  take on /tˈeɪk ˈɒn/
   [aviat.]  [naut.] tanken  [Treibstoff]
     Synonyms: put in, get
  
   see: I put only 20 litres/liters in (the tank)., I'll just put 30 euros' worth in., Do you use unleaded?, I use unleaded four-star petrol / premium (grade) gas.
  
           Note: fuel

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  take on /tˈeɪk ˈɒn/
  
  προσλαμβάνω, αναλαμβάνω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  take on /tˈeɪk ˈɒn/ 
  1. ottaa, saada
  To acquire, bring in, or introduce
  2. ottaa, ottaa vastuu
  To assume responsibility for
  3. kilpailla
  To attempt to fight or compete
  4. ottaa
  To begin to have or exhibit

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  take on /tˈeɪk ˈɒn/
  primiti

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  take on /tˈeɪk ˈɒn/ 
  anamma
  To begin to have or exhibit

From English-Swahili xFried/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-swh ]

  take on /tˈeɪk ˈɒn/ 
  
  pakia

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  222 Moby Thesaurus words for "take on":
     accept, ache, acquire, add, admit, adopt, agonize, air a grievance,
     annex, antagonize, append, appropriate, assume, attack, attempt,
     battle, be livid, be pissed, beat against, beat up against, beef,
     bellyache, bespeak, bitch, bleed, bluster, boil, book,
     breast the wave, brief, brood over, browned off, buck, buckle to,
     buffet, buffet the waves, burn, carry on, chafe, clamor,
     close with, combat, come by, come in for, compete with, complain,
     conduct, contend against, contest, copy, crab, croak, derive,
     derive from, dive into, do, do battle, drag down, draw, draw from,
     embark in, embark upon, employ, endeavor, engage, engage in,
     engage in battle, enter on, enter upon, exercise, fall into,
     fall to, fight, fight against, follow, fret, fret and fume, fume,
     fuss, gain, get, get busy, get cracking, get going, get under way,
     get with it, give a fling, give a go, give a try, give a whirl,
     give battle, go about, go at, go in for, go into, go on, go to it,
     go upon, grapple with, grieve, gripe, groan, grouch, grouse, growl,
     grumble, grunt, have, have a conniption, have at, have coming in,
     hire, holler, hop to it, howl, imitate, infringe, join battle,
     join battle with, join issue, jump to it, kick, labor against,
     launch forth, launch into, lay about, light into,
     lodge a complaint, make a try, make use of, militate against, mock,
     mope, mourn, move into, murmur, mutter, obtain, offer resistance,
     pine, pine away, pirate, pissed off, pitch in, pitch into,
     plagiarize, plunge into, practice, preengage, proceed to,
     prosecute, pull, pull down, pursue, put on, rage, raise Cain,
     raise a howl, raise hell, raise the devil, raise the roof, rant,
     rant and rave, rave, receive, recruit, register a complaint,
     reluct, reluctate, reserve, retain, rival, sail into, secure,
     seethe, set about, set at, set forward, set going, set to,
     set to work, sign on, sign up, sign up for, simmer, simulate,
     sizzle, smoke, smolder, sorrow, specialize in, squawk, start in,
     steal, stem the tide, stew, storm, strike, strive against,
     struggle against, subjoin, superadd, tackle, take, take in,
     take into employment, take over, take to, take up, throw a fit,
     try conclusions, turn to, undertake, use, venture upon, vie with,
     wade into, wage, work at, worry, yap, yelp
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  呈现

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     雇用,承担,呈现,具有

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