take on

Etymology: [ 'tAk ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tacan, from Old Norse taka; akin to Middle Dutch taken to take.

Synonyms: 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

Antonyms: refuse, reject

English - Turkish translation for "take on"

• take on: (işi) kabul etmek; (sorumluluğu) üstüne almak
• take on: üzerine almak fiil
• take on: üstlenmek
• take on: kapışmak
• take on: benzemek
• take on: moda olmak fiil
• take on: (biriyle, bir takımla) yarışmak; (biriyle, bir takımla) oynamak/karşılaşmak
• take on: (taşıt) (kargoyu, yolcuyu) almak
• take on: (biriyle) uğraşmak/meşgul olmak
• take on: (biriyle) boy ölçüşmek
• take on: (birini) işe almak
• take on: (biriyle) dövüşmek/vuruşmak
• take on: iddiaya tutuşmak
• take on: heyecanlanmak
• take on: ağlayıp sızlamak Konuşma Dili
• take on: vuruşmak
• take on: yapmaya başlamak
• take on: bağırıp çağırmak Konuşma Dili
• take on: almak
• take on: kabul etmek (işi)
• take on: (biriyle) uğraşmak
• take on: meşgul olmak (biriyle)
• take on: uğraşmak (biriyle)
• take on: tutunmak
• take on: edinmek
• take on: boy ölçüşmek
• take on: benimsemek
• take on: telaşlanmak
• take on: ile vuruşmak
• take on: (biriyle)
• take on: birini işe almak deyim
• take on: take someone on deyim
• take on: (taşıt) (kargoyu/yolcuyu) almak
• take on: yapmaya başla
• take on: almak (işe) fiil
• take on: takınmak
• take on: biriyle oyun oynamayı kabul etmek. take sth. on kabul etmek,üzerine almak,yiklenmek. take on sth. kazanmak,elde etmek deyim
• take on: (işe) almak
• take on: ile dövüşmek
• take on: ile kavga etmek
• take on: işe başlatmak
• take on: oynamak (bir takımla)
• take on: (işi) kabul etmek
• take on: dövüşmek
• take on: belirli bir hal almak
• take on: üzerine çekmek
• take something on: kabul etmek
• take something on: yüklenmek
• take something on: üstüne almak

English - English translation for "take on"

• take on: To begin to have or exhibit - "In the dark, the teddy bear took on the appearance of a fearsome monster."
• take on: To assume responsibility for - "I'll take on the project if no one else will."
• take on: To acquire, bring in, or introduce - "The ship took on cargo in Norfolk yesterday."
• take on: To attempt to fight or compete - "I don't recommend taking on that bully, since he's bigger than you are."
• take on: If you take something on or upon yourself, you decide to do it without asking anyone for permission or approval. "Knox had taken it on himself to choose the wine...", "He took upon himself the responsibility for protecting her...", "The President absolved his officers and took the blame upon himself."
• take on: accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"
• take on: contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"
• take on: take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?"
• take on: 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"
• take on: 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"
• take on: If you take on a job or responsibility, especially a difficult one, you accept it. No other organisation was able or willing to take on the job
• take on: accept (responsibility); hire somebody; occupy, cause to work; deal with; (Informal) get upset, overreact, become very upset; (Slang) eat fiil
• take on: If something takes on a new appearance or quality, it develops that appearance or quality. Believing he had only a year to live, his writing took on a feverish intensity. = assume
• take on: If a vehicle such as a bus or ship takes on passengers, goods, or fuel, it stops in order to allow them to get on or to be loaded on. This is a brief stop to take on passengers and water
• take on: If you take someone on, you fight them or compete against them, especially when they are bigger or more powerful than you are. Democrats were reluctant to take on a president whose popularity ratings were historically high I knew I couldn't take him on
• take on: If you take someone on, you employ them to do a job. He's spoken to a publishing firm. They're going to take him on The party has been taking on staff, including temporary organisers
• take on: If you take something on or upon yourself, you decide to do it without asking anyone for permission or approval. Knox had taken it on himself to choose the wine He took upon himself the responsibility for protecting her The President absolved his officers and took the blame upon himself