take on
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
His voice took on a sad tone
Types & categories
Sense 2 verb
take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
When will the new President assume office?
Types & categories
- take office hypernym
- resume hyponym
Related & opposite
- laying claim derivation
Sense 3 verb
accept as a challenge
I'll tackle this difficult task
Types & categories
Sense 4 verb
admit into a group or community
accept students for graduate study
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- let in verb group
Sense 5 verb
contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
Princeton plays Yale this weekend
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | re-assume |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | laying claim |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | take office |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | resume |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | face |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | rise |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | let in |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | accept |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | profess |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | playing |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | encounter |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | meet |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | playing period |
| 5 | entails | Related & opposite | compete |
| 5 | verb group | Related & opposite | play |
| 5 | verb group | Related & opposite | play |
| 5 | verb group | Related & opposite | play |
| 5 | verb group | Related & opposite | play |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | confront |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | replay |