take upon oneself

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English

Verb

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)

  1. (transitive) To assume personal responsibility for.
    That's an awful lot of work to take upon yourself.

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