Take up - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈteɪk ʌp|
Brit.
|teɪk ʌp|
verb
- pursue or resume
- take up time or space
- take up and practice as one's own (syn: adopt, borrow, take over)
- occupy or take on (syn: assume, strike, take)
- take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption (syn: sorb)
- take out or up with or as if with a scoop (syn: scoop, scoop up)
- accept (syn: take in)
- take in, also metaphorically (syn: absorb, draw, imbibe, suck, suck up, take in)
- take up as if with a sponge (syn: suck in, take in)
- return to a previous location or condition (syn: resume)
take up a matter for consideration
- adopttake up new ideas
- turn one's interest to- take up time or space
take up the slack
- begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job (syn: start)- take up and practice as one's own (syn: adopt, borrow, take over)
- occupy or take on (syn: assume, strike, take)
- take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption (syn: sorb)
- take out or up with or as if with a scoop (syn: scoop, scoop up)
- accept (syn: take in)
- take in, also metaphorically (syn: absorb, draw, imbibe, suck, suck up, take in)
- take up as if with a sponge (syn: suck in, take in)
- return to a previous location or condition (syn: resume)
Extra examples
I will not take up any more of your time.
The bed took up half the room.
He took up my challenge.
He was taken up by the police.
I don't want you to take up with him.
...please take up the blanket so I can look underneath it...
...the soil was so dry that the plant seemed to take up the much-needed water instantly...
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