take on strength
take on strength verb: to commission a soldier, animal or vehicle into the service of the armed forces.
Verb
take on strength (third-person singular simple present takes on strength, present participle taking on strength, simple past took on strength, past participle taken on strength)
- To commission a soldier, animal or vehicle into the service of the armed forces.
- Taken on strength, 7th Light Horse, 6th April 1915.
- To assist him in the task of organizing his unit, Lieutenant-Colonel O'Driscoll took on strength a nucleus of officers and N.C.O.'s who had served in the Newfoundland Militia or the Royal Artillery during the Second World War.1964, G. W. L. Nicholson, The Fighting Newfoundlander, 2006 edition, page 521
- Antonyms:
- strike off strength
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take on, strength.
Antonyms of take on strength
Forms of take on strength
| third-person singular present | takes on strength |
|---|---|
| present participle | taking on strength |
| past | took on strength |
| past participle | taken on strength |
Origin of take on strength
From take on (“enlist”) + strength (“armed forces”).
Questions about take on strength
- What does take on strength mean?
- Take on strength means to commission a soldier, animal or vehicle into the service of the armed forces.
- What part of speech is take on strength?
- Take on strength is a verb.
- What is the past tense of take on strength?
- The past tense of take on strength is took on strength.
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