take upon oneself in English

Forms: takes upon oneself [present, singular, third-person], taking upon oneself [participle, present], took upon oneself [past], taken upon oneself [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> upon oneself}} take upon oneself (third-person singular simple present takes upon oneself, present participle taking upon oneself, simple past took upon oneself, past participle taken upon oneself)

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To assume personal responsibility for."
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      "form": "takes upon oneself",
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"take upon oneself" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms