taken on
Agreed to handle
Taken on is the past participle of take on, which has several distinct meanings depending on context.
To take on a task, job, or responsibility is to accept or assume it: She's taken on too much work lately.
To take on an opponent is to compete against or confront them.
Take on also means to hire or employ: The company has taken on several new staff members.
When someone takes on a quality or appearance, they begin to display it: His voice had taken on an edge.
- adoptedMade legally one's own
- shoulderedBore responsibility for
- acceptedFormally agreed to
- assumedTaken as true
- bitten offSevered by mouth
battled · inherited · acquired · brought on board · grappled · onboarded · wrestled · consented · embraced · commitment · tackled · mantle · confronted · obligation · hired · fought · incorporated · pledge
taken ondeclined
Refused or diminished
refused · rejected · turned down · passed on · avoided
taken onlet go
Cease holding something
fired · dismissed · laid off · terminated · discharged
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