English Explanatory Dictionary

ontake

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To take on; undertake; assume.
  2. To undertake a debt.
noun
  1. A taking on; that which is taken on; acquisition.

Word forms

ontake ontakes ontaking ontook ontaken

Etymology

From Middle English ontaken, equivalent to on- + take. Compare Old English onniman (“to receive, take”).

Derived words

ontake debt
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