to take on

Examples

• All

• So it it, it kind of took on a life of its own.

• Even a bad teacher knows that a class takes on a life of its own.

  Academic text (2011)

• So I do feel like they take on their own life.

  Film Courage

• So as the years went on it, it took on a unique value.

• So war is gonna take on a whole new shape for sure.

  Danny Jones

• Room service took on a whole new meaning.

  Crocodile Dundee (1986)

• Today we're going to take on the term word salad.

• This is the time when your life could take on a different level of propulsion.

• The music gets faster, and the dancing takes on a more frantic and remarkable quality.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Our conceptualization of the physical space takes on a whole new dynamic as students interact with their surroundings.

  Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

T

to take

vsto take on

∞ 1.0

Move into a position or seat

focuses specifically on beginning to display a quality or characteristic

A

to acquire

vsto take on

458 3.3

To get something or learn a skill over time

refers instead to beginning to display a quality rather than gaining it

A

to adopt

vsto take on

135 3.2

To take on a new role, responsibility, or attitude

begins to have or display that change without implying deliberate choice

T

to take shape

vsto take on

37 3.7

To start to form and become clear, for example an idea or plan

describes starting to show a specific form or characteristic rather than process

A

to assume

vsto take on

23 4.1

Put on a particular appearance or form

means beginning to display qualities beyond just appearance

T

to take form

vsto take on

4 3.5

To begin to develop and become clear in shape or idea

emphasizes beginning to display a quality rather than physical shaping

Antonyms

L

to lose

∞ 1.0

Not be able to find something you once had

How Noticeable

to turn into

890 2.2

to show

∞ 1.0

to take on

146 3.6

to assume

23 4.1

a hint of

180 2.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology