v. accept (responsibility); hire somebody; occupy, cause to work; deal with; (Informal) get upset, overreact, become very upset; (Slang) eat

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Verb
1. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "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"
(synonym) assume, acquire, adopt, take
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) re-assume
2. take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?"
(synonym) assume, adopt, take over
(hypernym) take office
(hyponym) resume
3. accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"
(synonym) undertake, tackle
(hypernym) confront, face up, face
(hyponym) rise
4. admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"
(synonym) accept, admit, take
(hypernym) accept, take, have
(hyponym) profess
(verb-group) admit, let in, include
5. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"
(synonym) meet, encounter, play
(hyponym) confront, face
(entail) compete, vie, contend
(verb-group) play

przyjmować coś/kogoś, brać coś na siebie; zabierać coś/kogoś, nabierać czegoś

zatrudniać kogoś

employ, hire, hire on AmCorp is taking on workers. Should we apply for a job?

Synonyms and related words:
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