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to take on; to undertake; to accept; to take charge of; to assume responsibility for
to take over; to inherit
to guarantee; to vouch for
to contract (a disease)
難しい仕事を快く引受けてくれた。
They kindly agreed to take on the difficult work.
友人の頼みを引受けて手伝った。
I agreed to my friend's request and helped out.
誰も引受けない仕事を自分がやった。
I took on the work that nobody else would accept.