| VERB | change | take on, assume, acquire, adopt, take | take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | take on, assume, adopt, take over | take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities | |
| social | take on, undertake, tackle | accept as a challenge | |
| possession | take on, accept, admit, take | admit into a group or community | |
| competition | take on, meet, encounter, play | contend against an opponent in a sport, game / game, or battle |
| Meaning | take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | assume, acquire, adopt, take | |
| Narrower | re-assume | take on again, as after a time lapse |
| Broader | change | Undergo a change |
| Spanish | adoptar, adquirir, asumir | |
| Catalan | adoptar, adquirir, assumir | |
| Meaning | take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | assume, adopt, take over | |
| Narrower | resume | assume anew |
| Broader | take office | assume an office, duty, or title |
| Spanish | adoptar, adquirir, asumir, tomar | |
| Catalan | adoptar, adquirir, assumir, prendre | |
| Meaning | Accept as a challenge. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | undertake, tackle | |
| Narrower | rise | Exert oneself to meet a challenge |
| Broader | confront, face up, face | Deal with (something unpleasant) head on |
| See also | take | get into one's hands, take physically |
| Spanish | abordar, emprender, encarar, placar | |
| Catalan | abordar, emprendre, encarar | |
| Meaning | Admit into a group or community. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam cannot take on Sue | |
| Synonyms | accept, admit, take | |
| Narrower | profess | Receive into a religious order or congregation |
| Broader | accept, take, have | Receive willingly something given or offered |
| Similar to | admit, let in, include | Allow participation in or the right to be part of |
| Spanish | aceptar, admitir, recibir | |
| Catalan | acceptar, admetre | |
| Meaning | contend against an opponent in a sport, game / game, or battle. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | meet, encounter, play | |
| Entails | compete, vie, contend | compete for something |
| Narrower | confront, face | Oppose, as in hostility or a competition |
| replay | repeat a game / game / game against the same opponent | |
| Similar to | play | participate in games / games or sport |
| play | Shoot or hit in a particular manner | |
| play | employ in a game / game or in a specific position | |
| play | Use or move | |
| Spanish | enfrentarse, enfrentar, jugar | |
| Catalan | enfrontar-se, jugar | |
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