take on

verb

1. to employ or hire

   to take on new workmen

2. to assume or acquire

   his voice took on a plaintive note

3. to agree to do; undertake

   I'll take on that job for you

4. to compete against, oppose, or fight

   I'll take him on any time

   I will take him on at tennis

5. informal.
   intr to exhibit great emotion, esp grief

Example Sentences

Casual and escalated into Saafir’s crew Hobo Junction taking on all of Hieroglyphics.

From Los Angeles Times

The return of Lumumba's gold tooth in June 2022 was a cause for celebration in DR Congo - and it was taken on a tour of the vast country so people could pay their respects.

From BBC

As our collective nervousness over AI grows each day, “The Wild Robot” emerges from the woods with a completely different take on a man-made being with the ability to learn.

From Los Angeles Times

Hundreds of women in the UK are planning to take on one of the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies over alleged links between talc and cancer.

From BBC

Together, Trump said in his statement, the two men would take on “the illness industrial complex, and all the horrible chronic diseases left in its wake.”

From Los Angeles Times