take up
take
teÉĒk
teik
up
ƌp
ap
/tˈeÉĒk ˈʌp/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "take up"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

to take up
[phrase form: take]
01

āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make a new interest or hobby a regular part of one's life
Transitive: to take up an activity or hobby
to take up definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The family took up hiking as a weekend activity.
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϞāĻžāĻĒ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻšāĻžāχāĻ•āĻŋāĻ‚ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻĻāĻ–āϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to occupy a particular amount of space or time
Transitive: to take up space or time
to take up definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The new project took up a significant portion of their schedule.
āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϏ⧂āĻšā§€āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āωāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧇āĻ–āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to discuss a particular topic or issue
Transitive: to take up a topic or issue
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Let's take the proposal up during the board meeting and gather feedback.
āĻŦā§‹āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋāĻ‚āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦāϟāĻŋ āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻ•āĨ¤
04

āϛ⧋āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϤ⧋āϞāĻž

to adjust the length of a piece of clothing to make it shorter
Transitive: to take up a piece of clothing
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The stylist took the suit pants up for a modern, tailored appearance.
āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāχāϞāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϟāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāϧ⧁āύāĻŋāĻ•, āĻŸā§‡āχāϞāĻžāϰāĻĄ āĻšā§‡āĻšāĻžāϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ¸ā§āϝ⧁āϟ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϟ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
05

āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to accept someone as a student or trainee
Transitive: to take up sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The coding academy took up enthusiastic learners for an immersive coding bootcamp.
āϕ⧋āĻĄāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻāĻ•āĻžāĻĄā§‡āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻŽāĻœā§āϜāύ āϕ⧋āĻĄāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻŦ⧁āϟāĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āωāĻ¤ā§āϏāĻžāĻšā§€ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
06

āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to start a job or position and begin doing the associated tasks
Transitive: to take up a job or position
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Take the responsibilities up as soon as possible.
āϝāϤ āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŦ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤
07

āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to gather something with a tool or by hand
Transitive: to take up sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The chef used a ladle to take up a portion of soup for tasting.
āĻļ⧇āĻĢ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ¸ā§āϝ⧁āĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāϤāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
08

āĻĻāĻ–āϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to move oneself into a specific position or location
Transitive: to take up a position or location
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the sun set, the campers took up their places around the fire.
āϏ⧂āĻ°ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āϤ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāϰāϰāĻž āφāϗ⧁āύ⧇āϰ āϚāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ—āĻž āύāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
09

āĻĒ⧁āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to resume an activity, topic, or task that was previously interrupted
Transitive: to take up an activity or topic
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They took up the task with renewed enthusiasm.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āύāϤ⧁āύ āωāĻĻā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āĻ•āĻžāϜāϟāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāϤ⧇ āύāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡āϛ⧇āĨ¤
10

āĻļā§‹āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϟāĻžāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϞāĻ¤ā§āϤāϝāĻŧāĻž

to absorb something, resembling the action of a sponge
Transitive: to take up a liquid or substance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The paper towel is designed to take up liquids efficiently.
āĻĒ⧇āĻĒāĻžāϰ āϟāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧ⧇āϞ āϤāϰāϞāϕ⧇ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻļā§‹āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
11

āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to accept an opportunity
Transitive: to take up an opportunity or role
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Taking up the offer to volunteer can make a positive impact.
āĻ¸ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻšā§āĻ›āĻžāϏ⧇āĻŦā§€ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āχāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϚāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻĢ⧇āϞāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
12

āϤ⧋āϞāĻž, āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to pick something up from a lower position
Transitive: to take up sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The movers took up the sofa and carried it into the truck.
āĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻ°ā§āϏāϰāĻž āϏ⧋āĻĢāĻžāϟāĻŋ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇ āύāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŸā§āϰāĻžāϕ⧇ āύāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
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