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動詞

ontake (三人称単数 現在形 ontakes, 現在分詞 ontaking, 過去形 ontook, 過去分詞 ontaken)

1. (transitive) To take on; undertake; assume.
   • 1862, William Anderson, The Scottish nation:

     In 1413 he entered into a bond of manrent at Dundee, with the earl of Crawford, that he, the said Sir Patrick," is becumyn man of special retinue till the said earl, for the term of his life, nane ontaken but amitie and allegiance till our lord the king, [...]

2. (transitive, Britain dialectal) To undertake a debt.

名詞

ontake (複数形 ontakes)

1. A taking on; that which is taken on; acquisition.
   • 1975, The Australian library journal: Volume 24:

     [...] as only about 4 per cent of library ontake would be affected.

   • 1982, Glückauf: Volume 118, Issues 19-24:

     In very faulted seam zones unduly high power ontakes of the plough drives showed that the set values were already too high.

   • 1988, R. P. Whittington, Database systems engineering:

     Ontake of existing data This is a step that can easily be underestimated both in its complexity and in the resources required.

   • 2006, Don Nava, Fit after 40: 3 keys to looking good and feeling great - Page 74:

     Reevaluate your “ontake” factors. In addition to intake, you may also need to address factors related to what I call “ontake.”

派生語

• ontake debt

アナグラム

• Keaton, aketon, no-take, take on