take on, v.
freq. cnt. 20
freq. cnt. 20
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 68 freq. cnt.: 38 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2
acquire adopt assume take take on
sample sentences
"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"
verb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s something
take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 29 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2
adopt assume take on take over
sample sentences
"When will the new President assume office?"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
accept as a challenge
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
tackle take on undertake
sample sentences
"I'll tackle this difficult task"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
encounter meet play take on
sample sentences
"Princeton plays Yale this weekend""Charlie likes to play Mary"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySam and Sue %s
Sam cannot %s Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodyverb frames
Somebody ----s somebodyverb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySam and Sue %s
Sam cannot %s Sue
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
verb group
hyponym
entailment
admit into a group or community
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
accept admit take take on
sample sentences
"accept students for graduate study""We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
Sam cannot %s Sue