take on

Questions about take on

What does take on mean?

take on means "take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for take on?

Close synonyms include assume, acquire, adopt, take, assume. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is take on a common word?

take on is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.