übernehmend

(class-4, strong, transitive) to take over (a task, a position, responsibilities from someone else)
(class-4, reflexive, strong) to take on more than one can handle/master; to overexert oneself
(class-4, strong, transitive) to assume, to accept (responsibility, liability, etc.)
(class-4, strong, transitive) to take, to accept (a job, a position, etc.)
(class-4, strong, transitive) to copy, to adopt