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take on [sense 6], See full dictionary entry for take Examples of 'take upon' in a sentencetake upon The cheerleaders should take upon themselves the same humility that they urge upon their critics.How he took upon his responsibilities as a champion, that was up to him.But his party has taken upon itself one highly contentious task.It's taking upon yourself a responsibility for making judgments and recommendations which are properly yours.Another of the ancillary roles she had taken upon herself was as a part-time photographer of studio activity.Of course, there are many ostensibly unpalatable things that television takes upon itself to examine.Since when have unions taken upon themselves the function of discriminating between their members rather than giving them a voice?Returning them was 'both a moral obligation and one that we have taken upon ourselves', he added.After careful investigations as to our management and expenditure, they at once took upon themselves the whole cost of these hospitals. |