take it upon oneself



take it upon oneself

Also, take on oneself. Undertake something, as in I took it upon myself to count the precise number of children in the audience, or She took it on herself to enter a convent. [Second half of 1400s]
See also: take, upon

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MaËLle-French, Breton
KatiKAH-tee (Finnish)Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian
Angelino-Italian, Spanish
BasmathBAS-math (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin
Asuman-Turkish
TexTEKSEnglish