phrasal verb · neutral
take on
UK/teɪk ˈɒn/US/teɪk ˈɑːn/TAKE·on
1) To accept responsibility or a task. 2) To employ someone. 3) To confront or compete with someone or something.
Examples
“She decided to take on the role of project manager.”
“The company is taking on five new employees this month.”
“He took the champion on and surprisingly won the match.”
Band 8 sentence
“When workload increased, she willingly took on additional responsibilities and effectively delegated tasks to keep the project on schedule.”
Collocations
- take on responsibility
- take on staff/employees
- take someone on
Word family
Common mistakes
I will take the job.→I will take on the job. / I will accept the job.
The company takes on many people every year (used in past with 'take').→The company takes on many people every year. / The company took on many people last year.
Say it for a higher band
5accept→6hire→7+take on
Synonyms
accept
hire
Easily confused
take over
“When the CEO resigned, the deputy took over the company.”
accept
“I cannot accept the invitation if it means I have to take on extra work.”
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