Phrasal Verb: Take on

Phrasal Verb: Take on


Meaning: Allow passengers on a ship or plane

Example: The plane stopped at Zurich to TAKE ON some passengers.

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Phrasal Verb: Take on


Meaning: Assume a responsibility

Example: She TOOK ON the task of indexing the book.

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Phrasal Verb: Take on


Meaning: Employ

Example: The council has had to TAKE ON twenty extra employees to handle their increased workload.

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Other Phrasal Verbs

We have 16 phrasal verbs with 'TAKE'

- Take after
- Take apart
- Take aside
- Take away
- Take back
- Take down
- Take in
- Take it
- Take it out on
- Take it upon yourself
- Take off
- Take on
- Take out
- Take over
- Take to
- Take up

 

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