take sb on
— phrasal verb with take uk/teɪk/us/teɪk/verb took, taken
(EMPLOY)
B2 to employ someone:
She was taken on as a laboratory assistant.
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- We're taking on new staff at the moment.
- He was taken on as a security guard.
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Applying for a job
- anoint
- applicant
- appoint
- appointed
- appointee
- appointment
- engage
- handpicked
- headhunt
- hiring
- intake
- job
- job centre
- set sb up
- step
- step into sth
- subcontract
- take sth on
- talent scout
- tender
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(FIGHT)
to compete against or fight someone:
The government took on the unions and won.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Competing and contending (non-sporting)
- cat
- challenge
- close-run
- competitive
- contend
- contender
- contest
- contestant
- entry
- go in for sth
- jockey
- one-upmanship
- pit sb/sth against sb/sth
- pit your wits against sb/sth idiom
- play cat and mouse idiom
- play sb/sth off against sb/sth
- race
- rivalry
- scramble
- square
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