take+upon
1take upon — ˈtake upon [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they take upon he/she/it takes upon present participle taking upon past tense took upon past …
2take upon — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms take upon : present tense I/you/we/they take upon he/she/it takes upon present participle taking upon past tense took upon past participle taken upon same as take on 5) We took it upon ourselves to organize a… …
3take upon oneself — 1. To assume 2. To presume 3. To take responsibility for 4. To undertake 5. To feign, make believe (Shakespeare) • • • Main Entry: ↑take …
4take upon oneself — index endeavor, pledge (promise the performance of), promise (vow), undertake Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5take upon — verb To take charge of an item of business, or an obligation, as a personal initiative. He took it upon himself to check the reports …
6take upon — see take on 6) …
7take\ upon\ oneself — • take (up)on oneself v. phr. 1. To accept as a duty or responsibility. He took it on himself to see that the packages were delivered. 2. To assume wrongfully or without permission as a right or privilege. You should not have taken it upon… …
8To take upon one's self — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …
9To take upon — Upon Up*on , prep.[AS. uppan, uppon; upp up + on, an, on. See {Up}, and {On}.] On; used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable. Upon an hill of flowers. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Our host upon his stirrups stood anon.… …
10take upon oneself — See: TAKE ON ONESELF …
