to take up

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Définition et signification de « take up » en anglais

to take up

VERBE

adopter, se mettre à

to make a new interest or hobby a regular part of one's life

Transitive: to take up an activity or hobby

informations grammaticales

composition morphologique

à particule

verbe d’action

régulier

séparable

particule

verbe de base

take

présent

take up

3e personne du singulier

takes up

participe présent

taking up

passé simple

took up

participe passé

taken up

Exemples

Let's take up the habit of reading before bedtime.

Prenons l'habitude de prendre la lecture avant de nous coucher.

prendre

to occupy a particular amount of space or time

Transitive: to take up space or time

Exemples

The large sofa took up most of the room.

Le grand canapé occupait la majeure partie de la pièce.

aborder, discuter

to discuss a particular topic or issue

Transitive: to take up a topic or issue

Exemples

We need to take up the matter of budget cuts in the next team meeting.

Nous devons aborder la question des réductions budgétaires lors de la prochaine réunion d'équipe.

remonter, raccourcir

to adjust the length of a piece of clothing to make it shorter

Transitive: to take up a piece of clothing

Exemples

She decided to take up the dress for a better fit.

Elle a décidé de remonter la robe pour une meilleure ajustement.

prendre comme élève, accepter comme apprenti

to accept someone as a student or trainee

Transitive: to take up sb

Exemples

The experienced artist decided to take up a talented young painter as a protégé.

L'artiste expérimenté a décidé de prendre sous son aile un jeune peintre talentueux comme protégé.

occuper, prendre

to start a job or position and begin doing the associated tasks

Transitive: to take up a job or position

Exemples

She took the new position up eagerly.

Elle a pris le nouveau poste avec enthousiasme.

ramasser, cueillir

to gather something with a tool or by hand

Transitive: to take up sth

Exemples

She decided to take up a handful of sand and let it run through her fingers.

Elle a décidé de ramasser une poignée de sable et de le laisser couler entre ses doigts.

s'installer, occuper

to move oneself into a specific position or location

Transitive: to take up a position or location

Exemples

The company plans to take up a larger office space next year.

L'entreprise prévoit de occuper un plus grand espace de bureau l'année prochaine.

reprendre, continuer

to resume an activity, topic, or task that was previously interrupted

Transitive: to take up an activity or topic

Exemples

The band took up their performance after a short break.

Le groupe a repris leur performance après une courte pause.

absorber, éponger

to absorb something, resembling the action of a sponge

Transitive: to take up a liquid or substance

Exemples

She grabbed a towel to take up the water that had leaked from the bottle.

Elle a attrapé une serviette pour absorber l'eau qui avait fui de la bouteille.

accepter, relever

to accept an opportunity

Transitive: to take up an opportunity or role

Exemples

She is considering taking up the challenge of starting her own business.

Elle envisage de relever le défi de créer sa propre entreprise.

ramasser, prendre

to pick something up from a lower position

Transitive: to take up sth

Exemples

She took up the bags and walked to the car.

Elle a pris les sacs et s'est dirigée vers la voiture.

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Mots Proches

take under wing

take under advisement

Définition et signification de « take up » en anglais

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