definition
(transitive) To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).
definition
(intransitive) To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.).
definition
(British, informal) To pass a slower moving vehicle on the curbside rather than on the side closest to oncoming traffic.
definition
(archaic, intransitive) To pledge; to assert, assure; to dare say.
definition
(obsolete, transitive) To take by trickery; to trap, to seize upon.
definition
(obsolete) To assume, as a character; to take on.
definition
(obsolete) To engage with; to attack, take on in a fight.
definition
(obsolete) To have knowledge of; to hear.
definition
(obsolete) To have or take charge of.