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Phrasal verbBand 5.5–6.5Toofey picks
take on
/ˈteɪk ˈɒn/
phrasal verb
To accept a job or responsibility.
- “She took on extra duties when a colleague left.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))