No. 683 in Lithuanian

ėmėsi

"Took on" or "undertook."

In a sentence

Jis ėmėsi darbo, kai niekas kitas to nenorėjo.
He took on the work when no one else wanted to do it.
ėmėsi - shows initiating action or taking responsibility
Moteris ėmėsi vadovauti projektui po pirmojo etapo.
The woman undertook leading the project after the first phase.
ėmėsi - expresses undertaking or assuming a leadership role
Po kelių nesėkmių, jie ėmėsi naujo požiūrio į problemą.
After several failures, they adopted a new approach to the problem.
ėmėsi - indicates adopting or commencing a new strategy or approach

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