Meaning of take it upon oneself | Babel Free
Equivalents
Deutsch
unterwinden
Suomi
ottaa asiakseen
Examples
“She took it upon herself to manage⟳ the project.”
“The home secretary of the day, the bumptious Sir William Joynson-Hicks, took it upon himself to attend⟳ the house, a formality dating from the 17th century to ensure no impostors were substituted, ostensibly to ensure all was well, and he proclaimed the news publicly, even though the government was then in mid-crisis over the forthcoming general strike⟳.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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