take up
Misollar
- Kalman decided to take up piracy.
- I should take up a hobby.
- You should take up a hobby.
- These televisions take up too much space.
- Life is a challenge to take up.
- David decided to take up another assignment.
fe’l verb
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To pick up.
The reel automatically took up the slack.
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To begin doing (an activity) on a regular basis.
I wish to take up mathematics.
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To address (an issue).
Let's take this up with the manager.
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To occupy; to consume (space or time).
All my time is taken up with looking after the kids.
ot noun
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Acceptance (of a proposal, offer, request, etc.).
the take-up of benefits by the unemployed
- The act of taking something up, by tightening, absorption, or reeling in.
- (machinery) That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine or loom for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.
Manbalar: Wiktionary (Free Dictionary API orqali), Datamuse, Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), MyMemory.