| 单词 | to take on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto take on to take on ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin action or activity [verb (intransitive)] beginc1000 onginOE aginOE ginc1175 to go tillc1175 to take onc1175 comsea1225 fanga1225 to go toc1275 i-ginc1275 commencec1320 to get (also get down, go, go adown, set, set down) to workc1400 to lay to one's hand(sc1405 to put to one's hand (also hands)c1410 to set toc1425 standa1450 to make to1563 to fall to it1570 to start out1574 to fall to1577 to run upon ——1581 to break off1591 start1607 to set in1608 to set to one's hands1611 to put toa1616 to fall ona1625 in1633 to fall aboard1642 auspicatea1670 to set out1693 to enter (into) the fray1698 open1708 to start in1737 inchoate1767 to set off1774 go1780 start1785 to on with1843 to kick off1857 to start in on1859 to steam up1860 to push off1909 to cut loose1923 to get (also put) the show on the road1941 to get one's arse in gear1948 c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 11260 Ȝiff þu takesst onn att an. & tellesst forþ till fowwre. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 2553 Ȝho toc onn full aldeliȝ. To fraȝȝnenn godess enngell. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > behave, conduct, or bear oneself [verb (intransitive)] i-bereeOE workeOE makeOE fere1154 walka1200 steera1250 to take onc1275 fare1340 to fare with oneself1340 containa1375 to let latesa1400 usea1400 dealc1400 rulea1425 act1593 comport1616 carry1650 deport1667 demean1678 behave1721 conduct1754 to carry on1828 the world > action or operation > behaviour > behave or conduct oneself [verb (reflexive)] wieldOE leadc1175 bear?c1225 steera1250 to take onc1275 contain1297 to shift one's handa1300 demeanc1320 guyc1325 govern1340 keep1362 havec1390 rulec1390 guide14.. conceivea1425 maintain?a1425 maynea1425 behavec1440 disporta1450 orderc1487 use1497 handle?1529 convey1530 gesture1542 treat1568 carry1584 deport1598 bestow1606 comport1616 mienc1680 conduct1706 c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 15784 Whæt Penda king hafueð iseid. and hu he wulle taken on. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 15314 On alle wissen he toc [c1300 Otho tok] him on swulc he weore a chepmon. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 1665 Ȝef ferrene kinges hiherde þa tidinde. þe we swa takede [c1300 Otho take] him on. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 2789 Þat word com to Belinne..heo he hauede itaken on. c1300 Pilate (Harl.) 149 in F. J. Furnivall Early Eng. Poems & Lives Saints (1862) 115 Ou liþere man,..haþ he itake on so, Assentede he to þe gywes? c1390 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Vernon) (1867) A. iii. 76 For toke þei on trewely þei timbrede not so hye. a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail lvi. l. 505 And thus these lyowns Gonnen On to take Til the tyme that Cam Lawncelot de lake. a1500 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Douce) 287 So queyntliche þey token on Þat noman wyste whedur þey were gon. 1634 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World (new ed.) I. ii. lxxx. 38 In a narrow way it [sc. a terrible noise] taketh on with a more slender and whistling noise. 3. transitive. a. To put on (an item of clothing); to don. Opposed to to take off 1b at Phrasal verbs 1. Now somewhat rare.In later use frequently in figurative contexts with robe; cf. sense 8a. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > provide with clothing [verb (transitive)] > put on to do oneOE graitha1375 puta1382 to take on1389 to let falla1400 takea1400 to put on?a1425 endow1484 addressa1522 to get on1549 to draw on1565 don1567 to pull on1578 dight1590 sumpterc1595 to get into ——1600 on with1600 array1611 mount1785 to cast on1801 endoss1805 endue1814 ship1829 1389 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 56 Ye den xal warn [alle ye] gylde breyeren yt be in toune, for to takyn on here hodis..and comen to [messe]. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) xxiii. 494 Thenne they went, & toke on the beste clothyng that they had. 1555 W. Waterman tr. Josephus in tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions sig. X.v Before that she (being tonsed, and hauing taken on her mourning wiede) haue bemoned her kinsfolke. ?a1600 ( R. Sempill Legend Bischop St. Androis in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xlv. 389 On a gray bonnet he tackis. 1610 J. Healey tr. J. L. Vives in tr. St. Augustine Citie of God iii. xxi. 140 He tooke on his gowne of man-state. 1790 Edinb. Mag. Sept. 185/2 She would instantly be arrested, unless she would quickly take on the robe of his order, which he brought her. 1889 J. K. Bangs Mephistopheles ii. iii. 57 The beggar doth take on the robes of Kings. 1910 J. Baldwin & M. Baldwin Last Word i. 40 With the ultimate Truth, Science throws off her rags of humility and takes on the robes of assured Philosophy. 2011 J. Astley Look of Love (2012) xv. 332 Taking clothes on and off all day..was surprisingly tiring. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > arm or equip [verb (transitive)] > take up (arms) to take on1565 shoulder1594 1565 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 355 Thair rebellis ar planelie conspyrit togidder, takin on arms. 1567 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 524 Thai have takin on armes to puneis the authouris of the said cruell murthour. c. Esp. of an animal: to develop (additional flesh, fat, or muscle); to put on (weight). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > broad shape or physique > [verb (transitive)] > fat or plump farce14.. alarda1425 plum1561 enseam1562 lard1579 engross1587 impinguate1620 to put on1626 rotund1650 pinguedinize1656 bloat1677 to take ona1750 round1830 pinguefy1893 a1750 W. Gibson New Treat. Dis. Horses (1751) ii. 123 It is no less necessary to bleed Horses at grass, when the purgation is over, that they begin to take on flesh. 1803 Farmer's Mag. May 219 No description of pasturing animals will take on flesh more speedily than the horse. 1850 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 11 600 The animal being thus gradually prepared to take on that increased amount of muscle and fat. 1917 Poultry Tribune Sept. 9/1 Discard the hen that shows a tendency to take on fat. 1919 Physical Training Nov. 166 Some will take on muscle—some will not. 2004 K. Kamler Surviving Extremes 203 People in temperate climates often take on weight during the winter and lose it during the summer. d. To take on board; to receive (passengers or cargo). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > transportation by water > transport by water [verb (transitive)] > put or take on board put to shippinga1300 ship13.. board1542 emboat1542 embark1550 to get aboard1577 to take in1585 imbarge1604 inship1615 to take on1877 1808 Trial J. Whitelocke 89/2 Q. On what ground did it appear to you probable that the army would return? A. In consequence of not being able to take on provisions. 1877 Scribner's Monthly 15 14/1 He took on the passengers who stood clustered on the wharf. 1920 Country Life Apr. 69/1 Wharf facilities are extended to boatmen who desire to take on coal, water, ice, or stores. 1961 N.Y. Times 27 Aug. xx. 1/2 (caption) Bush airline planes take on cargo and passengers at a remote base in Canada. 2004 S. Coonts Deep Black: Biowar xiv. 75 At the edge of the terminal was a bus, just taking on passengers. e. Chiefly Printing. To transfer (an impression) on to something; to obtain or receive (an impression, ink, etc.). ΚΠ 1833 London Jrnl. Arts & Sci. Conjoined Ser. 2 61 The ink or colour..is..laid on the types and blocks.., and the impressions taken on to thick drawing paper by means of a suitable press. 1840 A. Ure Dict. Arts (ed. 2) 780 The more polished it [sc. the paper] is, the better does it take on the ink in fine lines. 1911 Inland Printer Jan. 596/2 I have tried the test of putting Prussian blue on the back of the mold and taking an impression on to the pot mouthpiece. 2008 S. Hecker in R. Panzanelli Ephemeral Bodies 136 Wax can take on an impression and is easily receptive to form. ΚΠ c1400 Brut (Rawl. B. 171) f. 102v If he toke on amys aȝeynȝ him anoþer tyme þat he wolde destroie him for euer-more. c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 76 (MED) Indignacyoun..is whan þou hast dysdeyn of symple folk..& hareiously takyst on wyth hem. 1534 Prymer in Eng. sig. f.iiiiv Ye shal se the vngodly so furiously take on with me, that then a swerd will seme vnto you..necessary. 1581 J. Derricke Image Irelande sig. H.iii Here Rorie Ogge taketh on with himself for refusing the pardone, & acknowledgeth hym self an asse. 1626 R. Bolton Some Gen. Direct. for Comfortable Walking with God (ed. 2) 97 Such as these are extremely troubled, and take on to themselues, if they haue not the chiefe place..at meetings. 1666 J. Sergeant Let. of Thanks 37 Who would not bee angry, fume and take on against a Discourse? 5. intransitive. To speak or act madly or excitedly; to make a great fuss, outcry, or uproar; to show great agitation or distress. Now colloquial and regional. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > be in state of nervous excitement [verb (intransitive)] to take ona1450 seethe1609 trepidate1623 to take on oneself1632 flutter1668 pother1715 to be upon the nettle (also in a nettle)1723 to be nerve all over1778 to be all nerve1819 to be (all) on wires1824 to break up1825 to carry on1828 to be on (occasionally upon or on the) edge1872 faff1874 to have kittens1900 flap1910 to be in, get in(to), a flap1939 to go sparec1942 to keep (also blow, lose) one's cool1964 faffle1965 to get one's knickers in a twist1971 to have a canary1971 to wet one's pants1979 tweak1981 the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > lament or express grief [verb (intransitive)] > greatly to take ona1450 a1450 Generides (Pierpont Morgan) (1865) l. 5200 That yondre knight on the white stede Taketh on as a deuel in dede. 1472 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 582 My modyr wepyth and takyth on meruaylously. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 750/1 I take on lyke a madde man, je menraige. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Num. xiv. A Then the whole congregacion toke on, and cryed, and the people wepte. 1577 T. Kendall Trifles f. 24v, in tr. Politianus et al. Flowers of Epigrammes He stamps, he stares, he taketh on: he knowes not what to doe. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. ii. xxvii. 61 All this while Appius raged and tooke on, inveying bitterly against the nicetie and popularitie of his brother Consul. 1668 S. Pepys Diary 8 Apr. (1976) IX. 157 Her mother and friends take on mightily. 1737 H. Baker tr. Catullus in Medulla Poetarum Romanorum I. 252 Does the fair Bride Love's Contest really dread That she takes on so, when she's put to Bed? 1767 P. Gibbes Woman of Fashion I. 157 You'll make me cry too, if you take on in this Manner. 1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd I. i. ix. 68 He took on like a demented man. 1852 W. M. Thackeray Henry Esmond II. i. 11 She took on sadly about her husband. 1931 Ladies' Home Jrnl. Feb. 127/2 In the last few months of the war,..I was surprised to find my father bitterly opposed my going; he took on madly, pleaded with me not to enlist. 1952 A. Christie Mrs. McGinty's Dead vii. 45 ‘Don't you take on so, mother,’ that's what the sergeant said to me. 2004 H. Strachan Make Skyf, Man! iii. 31 He seems really worried. I wonder why he takes on so. 6. transitive. a. To undertake; to begin to handle or deal with; to tackle. Also: to assume responsibility for. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > undertake [verb (transitive)] > tackle or proceed to deal with entreat?a1450 overtakea1500 to go on ——1508 take1523 to go about ——?1533 to set upon ——1555 fall1589 to turn one's hand1628 to take to task1649 tackle1847 to take on1898 1567 R. Sempill Deeclaratioun Lordis Iust Quarrell (single sheet) It dois merwell me, Quhat causit hes the Lordis of Scotland Tak on ane enterpryse of sic folie. ?1574 C. Vitell tr. H. Niclaes Dicta xiv. sig. D4 The Man which turneth himself to the gracious Woord..shall not enterprise or take-on anye-thing, besides the Woord and his Seruice. 1635 D. Dickson Short Explan. Paul v. 77 The Excellencie of his person exempted him not from suffering, having once taken on our debt. 1659 J. Fergusson Brief Expos. Epist. Paul to Galatians & Ephesians (new ed.) iv. 258 He hath sufficiently provided how a part of their burden may be taken on by others. a1732 T. Boston Illustr. Doctr. Christian Relig. (1773) II. 78 He took on the debt of elect sinners, and he paid it to the utmost farthing. a1743 J. Cannon Chrons. (2010) I. 103 And now returning from Bassetsberry I took on my business being about 7 weeks from it, & found everybody glad on my recovery. 1898 Daily News 10 Mar. 7/1 We cannot take on both jobs. 1900 Daily News 12 Nov. 3/4 I had taken on a task, and I was bound to see it through. 1951 Billboard 20 Oct. 71/2 They have enough trouble teaching their employees to avoid simple mistakes without taking on the tricky problems of machine operation. 1983 Daily Tel. 28 Mar. 1/7 A ‘task group’..to see how Lloyd's can tighten still further the rules to prevent ‘over-writing’—taking on excessive commitments. 2001 I. J. Deary Intelligence ii. 28 Some psychologists have taken on the challenge of doing longitudinal studies. b. To take into one's employment; to engage, employ. Also: to enter into marriage with; to receive into fellowship. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > action or fact of marrying > marry [verb (transitive)] bewedc1000 bespousec1175 wieldc1275 marrish1340 wedc1380 geta1393 takea1400 espouse?1435 marry1441 couplec1540 contract1599 to take on1611 consort?1615 to take to one's bosom1881 nuptial1887 society > occupation and work > working > labour supply > [verb (transitive)] > hire or employ hirec1000 i-bye10.. i-hirec1000 soldc1386 takea1400 retain1437 wage1465 conduct1476 fee1488 conduce1502 implya1533 entertain1572 enter1585 wager1592 to fill up1598 to take on1611 improve1640 to speak for ——a1688 employa1727 engage1753 ploy1871 to turn on1893 to book up1915 1611 G. Blundell in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 97 If Holland take any companies on. 1633 P. Massinger New Way to pay Old Debts ii. iii. sig. E4 I'le not giue her the aduantage,..To..say she was forc'd To buy my wedding clothes, and tooke me on With a plaine Riding-suite, and an ambling Nagge. 1671 C. Wase tr. B. Priolo Hist. France iii. 115 The Queen by order of her deceased Husband, had taken him on to sustain part of her cares. 1727 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman II. v. 137 They won't take on more Workfolk when..they had rather too many before. 1743 in C. J. Fèret Fulham (1900) I. 63 It was agreed to take on Mr. Haines (tollman) again. 1826 Examiner 631/1 The large manufacturers are about taking on a considerable number of hands. 1893 Chicago Advance 20 July A number of catechumens were taken on during the year. 1918 Munsey's Mag. Nov. 237/2 I don't expect you to take on a wife you don't like. 1979 G. Wagner Barnardo ii. 18 All the service industries took on extra labour at the beginning of the season. 2012 C. Hilliard Eng. as Vocation 5 First he was taken on as a supervisor, then appointed director of studies. c. To undertake the management of (a business or other concern), esp. in succession to a predecessor or former owner. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > take [verb (transitive)] > take over to take toa1250 to take over1618 to take on1849 society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > assume control and possession of to take over1618 adopt1803 to take on1849 1849 Brit. Farmer's Mag. 14 420/1 You mentioned that the incoming tenant took his stock and furniture, and the young man, when he came to take on the farm, would not take the stock or the furniture? 1861 Temple Bar 3 474 When I was twenty-two, my father died, and I took on the farm. 1892 Cornhill Mag. Oct. 346 It will be quite impossible for me to take on the lease again. 1900 Harper's Monthly Mag. 1 Dec. 622/2 A curious soft look suddenly flashed into the tailor's eyes. ‘Will you take on the business after I'm gone?’ he asked. 1984 Guardian 7 Dec. 22/2 Betty took on the business when her father died suddenly in 1962. 2000 A. Birnbaum & P. Gabriel tr. H. Murakami Underground i. 204 It'll be easier if I just stay on here and take on the family farm. d. To engage (a person, organization, etc.) in a fight, contest, argument, etc.; to undertake to confront or oppose. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > carry on (a contest, fight, etc.) [verb (transitive)] > engage in contention with tangle1535 to make with ——1548 bucklea1605 to take on1866 to take tea with1888 to have on1939 1866 Jamaica Disturbances 447 in Parl. Papers XXX. 1 Joseph Williams was in blood. Napier said, ‘Take them on,’ and he turned back with them. I saw Matthew Ford beating Williams. 1885 Graphic 3 Jan. 11/3 He..so frightened the other..cowards that..they did not care to ‘take him on’. 1896 To-day 22 Aug. 69 (caption) His [sc. a cyclist's] only pleasure consists..of ‘taking someone on and giving them a dusting’. 1915 E. Corri Thirty Years Boxing Referee 150 Instead of going for what the boxers call the ‘easy money’, Basham took on Matt Wells. 1976 Morecambe Guardian 7 Dec. 8/3 Micky Taylor earned the spotlight with a brilliant, cheeky dribble in which he took on and beat four men. 2000 Guardian 19 Sept. 10/5 It is liberating to know that you can take on the world and win. 2011 L. Spinella Beautiful Disaster vi. 54 He did tons of pro bono work, taking on big corporations with bad habits. a. To assert, esp. strongly or emphatically; to affirm. Cf. Phrases 1e. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [verb (transitive)] vowc1330 anferme1340 affirma1382 willa1382 threapc1386 avow1393 to make oneself strongc1425 maintain?c1430 protest1440 traverse1491 assure1509 ferma1525 verc1540 profess1542 enforce1579 justify1579 aver1582 to take on1583 asserta1604 will1614 assevera1618 positive1656 autume1661 declare1709 obtesta1722 predicate1782 asseveratea1847 1583 P. Stubbes Second Pt. Anat. Abuses sig. E1v Yet will they sweare, protest, and take on woonderfully, that it is very new, fresh, and tender. a1649 T. Shepard Parable Ten Virgins (1660) xi. 109 I have known in experience, and seen it in Scripture, many of Gods people and others have taken on that God hides his face. 1702 tr. G. Boccaccio Il Decamerone I. xli. 220 Then she took on immoderately, that God would not permit her to die. 1714 D. Turner De Morbis Cutaneis ii. xii. 339 I found the good Woman taking on that the Child would bleed to Death. b. To pretend, to affect. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > pretend, simulate, feign [verb (transitive)] mitheeOE bipechec1000 huec1000 feigna1300 unlikena1382 counterfeitc1400 pretend1402 dissimulec1430 dissimule1483 simule?a1500 semble1530 counterfeit1534 dissemblea1538 suppose1566 countenance1590 mock1595 assume1604 to put on1625 assimulate1630 personate1631 to take on1645 simulate1652 forge1752 sham1775 possum1850 to turn on1865 fake1889 1645 J. Lightfoot Comm. Acts i. 153 Tiberius not so guilty indeed of such a taxation of being a foole, as ready to take on to bee guilty..personated the matter to himselfe. 1667 R. Steele Antidote Against Distractions vi. 71 The heart of man takes on to be very willing to prayer..but ere we have stept twenty sentences into our work, this deceitful heart turns us aside. 1840 C. Dickens Sketches Young Couples 62 Nobody knows all this better than Mr. Chirrup, though he rather takes on that he don't. 1858 C. Dickens et al. in Househ. Words Extra Christmas No., 7 Dec. 20/1 This gent took on not to know me. 1868 W. Collins Moonstone I. i. xvii. 282 The Sergeant, with his devilish cunning, took on not to have noticed them at all... Mr Franklin instantly took on not to have noticed the girls either. 8. transitive. a. To assume (a particular form, appearance, or quality); to begin to perform (an action, role, or function); to be affected by.See also to take on a life of its own at life n. Phrases 14c. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > taking possession > take possession of [verb (transitive)] > take upon oneself > an attribute or quality to take on?1591 assume1667 ?1591 R. Bruce Serm. Sacrament v. sig. P6 He maks his sonne to come downe,..to take on our flesh, to take on the likenes of sinne. a1599 R. Rollock Lect. Hist. Passion (1616) vi. 57 He made Himselfe of no reputation, by taking on the forme of a servant. 1613 W. B. tr. S. Michaelis Admirable Hist. Penitent Woman Table sig. Ss6 Asmodee tempteth Eue taking on the shape of a girle. 1684 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 14 775 Yew and holly..were..in many places so discouraged..that it is to be feared they will never take on their pristine splendour and verdure. 1762 London Chron. 10 Aug. 146/3 These inequalities [in the plain surface], advancing a few steps more, take on the appearance of pillars. 1799 E. Kentish in T. Beddoes Contrib. Physical & Med. Knowl. 258 He took on that peevish irratibility [sic] so unhappy for the individual. 1862 A. Meadows Man. Midwifery v. ii. 181 They are apt to take on afterwards unhealthy inflammation. 1869 G. Lawson Dis. Eye (1874) 41 The ulcer..took on a healing action, and soon cicatrized. 1893 ‘M. Gray’ Last Sentence iii. v. 237 The deep, mysterious eyes would take on a deeper charm. 1926 World's Work Sept. 567/2 These men were out for a month's vacation and the whole trip took on the rollicking aspects of an outdoor lark. 1989 S. J. Leonardi Dangerous by Degrees iv. 98 Harriet's writing of popular fiction thus takes on several functions here. 2001 Daily Tel. 27 Aug. 16/8 Michael Portillo..is keen to take on a role promoting the arts to the masses. b. To adopt, embrace (an opinion, belief, etc.). ΚΠ a1677 T. Manton Sermons (1684) II. xvi. 107 Religion is but taken on as a matter by the by, as you give way to a servant to go upon his own errand. 1890 Pict. World 4 Sept. 298/2 That belonged to the days before its author ‘took on religion’, as the Methodists term it. 1893 National Observer 23 Sept. 472/2 He is prepared to throw over all his convictions pretty much as he took them on. 1922 H. Ford My Life & Work 3 Most of the present acute troubles of the world arise out of taking on new ideas without first carefully investigating to discover if they are good ideas. 1990 New Scientist 9 June 65/2 Taking on the ideas of their positivist mentors, the New Archaeologists developed the same tone of voice. 2010 Irish Times 19 June (Weekend Review section) 7/1 He took on the religion of neither of his parents. ΚΠ 1822 D. Johnson Sketches Field Sports India iii. 45 I have heard the natives assert that they take on the scent of deer many hours after they have passed. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > be proud [verb (intransitive)] > behave proudly swella1250 to make it stoutc1315 to bear oneself stout1338 bridlea1475 to make it prouda1500 strut1518 to set up one's bristles1529 strut?c1570 square1584 square1590 swagger1600 to take on1603 puff1633 fluster1698 to hold one's head high1707 crest1713 to set out the shin1719 straddle1802 1603 J. Davies Microcosmos 206 Yet all take on, as if all were their owne, So tis, all thinke, or few know otherwise. 1668 R. Steele Husbandmans Calling vi. 143 If a worm should take on, lift up it self, and be proud, then any thing may be proud. 1851 Beck's Florist 180 ‘Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall’. I began to take on; and if the squire gave me any orders, I did not take 'em as I ought to have done. 1884 Handy Compan. for Constant Use 79 A drunken fellow thus addressed the full moon: ‘You needn't take on and look so proud. Guess you're full only once a month, and I'm full every night.’ 10. intransitive. a. To take employment, esp. as a soldier; to enter into service; to enlist. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > labour supply > [verb (intransitive)] > take service with an employer to take on1650 engage1766 1650 Edinb. Estates Parl. Consideration Running Away of Souldiers (single sheet) Many of the foot souldiers are in use to run away from their Collors, and to take on with others to be horsemen. c1650 J. Spalding Memorialls Trubles Scotl. & Eng. (1851) II. 335 Diuerss daylie took on [to serve in the army]. 1698 E. D'Auvergne Hist. Campagne Flanders 1697 81 They persecuted and oppressed them to make them take on with the late King's Officers. 1750 T. Smollett Roderick Random (ed. 3) I. xvi. 108 If you take on to be a soldier. a1777 S. Foote Trip to Calais (1778) iii. 88 I am engaged to take on with Miss Lydy. 1890 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. Mar. 336 At the end of their term of enlistment [they] would refuse to ‘take on’ again in D Troop. 1892 Field 7 May 698/3 ‘Then,’ replied one of the men, ‘I will take on at 4s.’ 1917 Pahasapa Q. Feb. 52/2 I've had my fill of the Border... I've done my bit and stand to quit, And never take on again. 1973 J. Wood North Beat xiii. 163 Korea came and went. Tug had the option of taking on for a further seven years. b. With with. To associate or begin to keep company with; to form a relationship with; = to take up 18a at Phrasal verbs 1. Also: to adopt as a practice. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > do habitually [verb (transitive)] > take up (a habit) fall1541 approach1574 form1736 take1742 to take on1886 1688 J. Renwick Testimony 30 They so far take on with the enemy as to Address him, and accept of his favours. 1740 H. Bracken Farriery Improv'd (ed. 2) II. i. 51 Such a Drake has been more used to a Hen when he was young, and..will the sooner take on with her when he grows older. 1844 Fraser's Mag. 30 104/1 The misthress is going to take on with Mister Jowles the praacher. 1886 ‘M. Gray’ Silence of Dean Maitland I. i. i. 11 I liked Charlie Judkins well enough before he took on with this love-nonsense. 1908 Bystander 22 Jan. 190/1 Do you not know, my dear Ronnie, that it is easy to take on with a woman, but difficult to shake her off? 1920 J. Ayscough Abbotscourt vi. 167 She was refusing to listen to my advice—that she couldn't do better than take on with you. 11. transitive and intransitive. Scottish. To buy (something) on credit.Apparently now rare. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > buying > buy [verb (transitive)] > buy on credit to take on1787 1787 J. Elphinston Propriety Ascertained II. iii. ii. 112 To' take on—iz to' take on tic. 1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor vii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. I. 197 Auld Caleb can tak the wyte of whatever is taen on for the house. 1866 J. H. Wilson Our Father in Heaven (1869) 180 I have heard of young people..going to shops and ‘taking on’ things, as it is called. 1877 J. Smith Canty Jock 39 There wasna a single shop where I was kent but she took on in my name. 1920 D. H. Edwards Muirside 253 Paying the auld, an' takin' on the new. 1939 J. Lee Tomorrow is New Day 69 She..asked if she could be allowed to ‘take on’. 12. intransitive. colloquial. To become popular, to catch on; = sense 8d. ΘΚΠ society > communication > [verb (intransitive)] > catch on to take on1897 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > popularity > become popular [verb (intransitive)] to take on1897 1897 ‘Ouida’ Massarenes xvii. 214 He saw how greatly these musical entertainments ‘took on’. 1901 Ice & Cold Storage Dec. 314/2 There is every likelihood of the idea taking on in London. a1918 ‘Gunner Fowler’ in N. Boyack Behind Lines (1989) iv. 130 That is the worst of being a digger, you seem to take on with the girls. Of course who could resist us. 1964 Guardian 29 Jan. 8/3 I am beginning to believe that stripes are really taking on again at last. 1996 Courier Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 14 Sept. (Weekend section) 6 Noodles are taking on in a big way. to take on —— † to take on —— intransitive. To touch (a person or thing). Cf. sense 81. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > touching > touch [verb (intransitive)] to take on ——lOE lOE St. Nicholas (Corpus Cambr.) (1997) 91 Þæt ilce ele is swa mihtig & swa strangc, þæt swa hwæt swa hit on tæcþ, þærrihtes hit eall forbærnð. lOE St. Nicholas (Corpus Cambr.) (1997) 92 Sona swa þæt ele toc [L. tetigit] on þæt wæter, þa aras þær upp swiðe mycel fyr. a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3456 Abute ðis munt ðu merke ma[k]e; If erf or man ðor-one take, It dead ðolen. < as lemmas |
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