TAKE SB


Meaning of TAKE SB in English

on

1.

to employ sb :

to take on new staff

She was taken on as a trainee.

2.

[ no passive ] to play against sb in a game or contest; to fight against sb :

to take somebody on at tennis

The rebels took on the entire Roman army.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.