What does Take Up Mean?

Definitions

Definition as Verb
  • pursue or resume
  • adopt
  • turn one's interest to
  • take up time or space
  • begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
  • take up and practice as one's own
  • occupy or take on
  • take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
  • take out or up with or as if with a scoop
  • accept
  • take in, also metaphorically
  • take up as if with a sponge
  • return to a previous location or condition

Synonyms

Examples

  • "take up a matter for consideration"
  • "take up new ideas"
  • "He took up herpetology at the age of fifty"
  • "take up the slack"
  • "take up a position"; "start a new job"
  • "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"
  • "scoop the sugar out of the container"
  • "The cloth takes up the liquid"
  • "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
  • "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it"

Part of Speech

Verb

Comparisons

See also

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