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Meaning of take on strength | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To commission a soldier, animal or vehicle into the service of the armed forces.
    Commonwealth, ambitransitive, historical
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take on, strength.

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

take on the chin take on trust take on water take one day at a time take one for the team take one's ball and go home

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