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(figuratively, with "of") To take on a specific role or position, along with any associated responsibilities.
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Often used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to assume a given position.
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(transitive, obsolete) To lead; conduct.
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To lead to victory or success; to prevail.
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(intransitive, dated) To perform a requisite task despite obstacles.
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(intransitive, prison slang) To enter solitary confinement at one's own request for protection from other prisoners.
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(idiomatic) To win first place in a competition.
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(idiomatic) To be installed in high office, for example as a king, president, or prime minister.
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(obsolete) To encounter; to meet; to have to do with.
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(transitive, card games) To deal cards to someone entering a game; to enter someone into a game by dealing cards to that person.
v
(transitive) To treat in a certain way.
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To negotiate forcefully.
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(transitive) To treat with hospitality; to entertain.
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(transitive) To accept, support, or take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause).
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(social media, transitive) To subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform.
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Alternative spelling of follow-the-leader
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Obsolete spelling of follow [(transitive, intransitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.]
n
(finance, business) One who engages in front running.
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(transitive) To undertake or perform (an action or activity).
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(transitive, figuratively) To take on; to begin dealing with.
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(transitive) To be in command of. (See also head up.)
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(figuratively) To direct or lead (a project, etc.); to manage (an organization).
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(of a king or other high-ranking aristocrat) To preside in a formal manner over an official assembly of courtiers and others in which entertainment is presented or affairs of state are considered.
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(idiomatic) To be in charge, to be in control, as of a business, political organization, or other group.
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(idiomatic) To monitor; to keep track of; to watch.
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(transitive, intransitive, UK dialectal, obsolete) To seek; search for; inquire.
v
(idiomatic, soccer) To play as centre forward.
adj
Under somebody's control or leadership.
n
The preservation of documents and other information, suspending normal processing, when an organization expects litigation.
v
To support a group or movement.
v
(transitive) To take up position in order to operate (something).
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(Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial) attending; coming; joining; participating
v
Synonym of assume the mantle.
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(idiomatic) To assert one's authority over a subordinate who disagrees.
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(transitive) To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession).
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(idiomatic) To be the leader, to be in charge
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(transitive) To wait upon; attend, escort.
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(Britain) to satisfy someone
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(transitive) To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at.
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Alternative form of take the initiative. [(idiomatic) to take action first or on one's own; to make the first move]
v
Alternative form of show who's boss [(intransitive, idiomatic) To demonstrate oneself to be dominant; to show that one has the upper hand.]
n
A peaceful form of protest in which people occupy an area and refuse to leave.
n
The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box.
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(idiomatic, archaic) To pay the cost of treating someone to something
v
(idiomatic) To sustain the trial or examination of a cause; not to give up without trial.
n
(countable) A short meeting throughout which participants remain standing (to encourage brevity).
adj
Alternative form of stop-and-search [(law, law enforcement) Of or pertaining to laws or policing practices, found in some jurisdictions, which permit a law enforcement officer to temporarily detain and search a member of the public based on the officer's suspicions.]
v
To follow someone's example.
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(idiomatic) To assume or take responsibility for.
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To attain the position one is supposed or destined to reach.
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(dated) To support or ally oneself (with).
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By extension, to assume a key role in an operation.
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Alternative form of take the point [(idiomatic) To agree with what a person says, to be persuaded by their arguments.]
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(idiomatic) to take priority
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(by extension) To take over responsibility (of something) from someone else
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(idiomatic) To assume leadership over a group.
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(idiomatic) Synonym of take control.
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(usually used with to) To volunteer to spend one's time (for a purpose or beneficiary).
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(idiomatic, by extension) To assume control of a situation.
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To volunteer to spend one's time (for a purpose or beneficiary).
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To support, as in an argument; to defend the stance or character of.
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Synonym of assume the mantle.
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To begin living together with; to lodge with.
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Alternative form of show who's boss [(intransitive, idiomatic) To demonstrate oneself to be dominant; to show that one has the upper hand.]
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To wait (upon), as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend.
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(obsolete) To have or take charge of.
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(intransitive, colloquial) To get along; to hit it off.
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(transitive) To go to (a shrine, temple etc.) for worship. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.)
v
(intransitive) To have power, coercion or control.
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