"ontake" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ontakes [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English ontaken, equivalent to on- + take. Compare Old English onniman (“to receive, take”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ontaken}} Middle English ontaken, {{prefix|en|on|take}} on- + take, {{cog|ang|onniman|t=to receive, take}} Old English onniman (“to receive, take”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ontake (plural ontakes)
  1. A taking on; that which is taken on; acquisition. Derived forms: ontake debt
    Sense id: en-ontake-en-noun-ZudhVHEA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with on- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 16 11 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with on-: 41 39 20

Verb [English]

Forms: ontakes [present, singular, third-person], ontaking [participle, present], ontook [past], ontaken [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English ontaken, equivalent to on- + take. Compare Old English onniman (“to receive, take”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ontaken}} Middle English ontaken, {{prefix|en|on|take}} on- + take, {{cog|ang|onniman|t=to receive, take}} Old English onniman (“to receive, take”) Head templates: {{en-verb|ontakes|ontaking|ontook|ontaken}} ontake (third-person singular simple present ontakes, present participle ontaking, simple past ontook, past participle ontaken)
  1. (transitive) To take on; undertake; assume. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-ontake-en-verb-ukFh2rSy Categories (other): English terms prefixed with on- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with on-: 41 39 20
  2. (transitive, UK dialectal) To undertake a debt. Tags: UK, dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-ontake-en-verb-7bPKdnvu Categories (other): British English, English terms prefixed with on- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with on-: 41 39 20

Inflected forms

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