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vb. (en-simple pasttake on)
Usage examples of "took on".
It's like when, a couple of years ago, I took on the job of defending a starship captain in a case involving airtight, indisputable evidence that he was guilty of gross negligence and perjury, and maybe murder, in the death of a fellow officer.
Metaphysical fangs were biting into my own heart, a vampiric feeding frenzy had begun: even as my body took on unaccustomed physical strength and power, I felt my inner strength ebb and fade.
The Green Berets took on the most difficult and dangerous assignments.
The line of flek took on a ghostly blue cast, drifting down the beach in an eerie slow motion.
The timbers of the ship creaked and to Elric's ears took on the sound of a raven's croak.
Krankenhaus spun another dial, and suddenly the picture took on a whole different character.