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taken upon oneself

taken upon oneself is the past participle of take upon oneself.

Meaning of take upon oneself

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.

Questions about taken upon oneself

What is taken upon oneself the past participle of?
Taken upon oneself is the past participle of take upon oneself.

Words near taken upon oneself in the dictionary

  1. taken up the gauntlet
  2. taken up the hatchet
  3. taken up the mantle
  4. taken up the slack
  5. taken up with
  6. taken upon oneself
  7. taken water
  8. taken with
  9. Takenjam
  10. Takeo
  11. takeoff

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