To acquire, bring in, or introduce. / (idiomatic) To begin to have or exhibit. / (idiomatic) To assume or take responsibility for. / (idiomatic) To attempt to fight, compete with, or engage with.

(idiomatic) To adapt to; to learn, grasp or master. / (idiomatic) To enter; to go into or move towards. / (idiomatic) To begin, as a new habit or practice. / (idiomatic, of persons) To be attracted to.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of take on

present participle of take on

(informal) Corrupt; receiving bribes or other improper payments.

(informal) Used to express an imminent attack by whoever is speaking.

(nonstandard, colloquial) simple past tense of take

To regard as. / To consider mistakenly. / (colloquial) To defraud; to rip off.

present participle of take in

present participle of take for