(v)assume, acquire, adopt, take on, taketake on a certain form, attribute, or aspect“His voice took on a sad tone”, “The story took a new turn”, “he adopted an air of superiority”, “She assumed strange manners”, “The gods assume human or animal form in these fables”
(v)accept, admit, take, take onadmit into a group or community“accept students for graduate study”, “We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member”
(v)meet, encounter, play, take oncontend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle“Princeton plays Yale this weekend”, “Charlie likes to play Mary”