take up
- take up
1) PHRASAL VERB If you take up an activity or a subject, you become interested in it and spend time doing it, either as a hobby or as a career.
[V P n (not pron)] He did not particularly want to take up a competitive sport...
[V P n (not pron)] He left a job in the City to take up farming...
[V n P] Angela used to be a model and has decided to take it up again.
2) PHRASAL VERB If you take up a question, problem, or cause, you act on it or discuss how you are going to act on it.
[V P n (not pron)] Mr de Garis's MP, Max Madden, took up the case...
[V P n (not pron)] Most scientists who can present evidence of an environmental threat can reasonably assume that a pressure group will take up the issue...
[V P n with n] Dr Mahathir intends to take up the proposal with the prime minister...
[V n P with n] If the bank is unhelpful take it up with the Ombudsman. [Also V n P]
3) PHRASAL VERB If you take up a job, you begin to work at it.
[V P n (not pron)] He will take up his post as the head of the civil courts at the end of next month. [Also V n P]
4) PHRASAL VERB If you take up an offer or a challenge, you accept it.
[V P n (not pron)] Increasingly, more wine-makers are taking up the challenge of growing Pinot Noir...
[V P n (not pron)] 96 per cent of the eligible employees took up the offer. [Also V n P]
5) PHRASAL VERB If something takes up a particular amount of time, space, or effort, it uses that amount.
[V P n (not pron)] I know how busy you must be and naturally I wouldn't want to take up too much of your time...
[V P n (not pron)] The entire memo took up all of two pages...
[be V-ed P with -ing/n] A good deal of my time is taken up with reading critical essays and reviews...
[V P n with n/-ing] The aim was not to take up valuable time with the usual boring pictures.
6)
PHRASAL VERB: no passive If you
take up a particular position, you get into a particular place in relation to something else.
[V P n (not pron)] He had taken up a position in the centre of the room...
[V P n (not pron)] UN peacekeeping forces are expected to take up positions along the border. [Also V n P]
7) PHRASAL VERB If you take up something such as a task or a story, you begin doing it after it has been interrupted or after someone else has begun it.
[V P n (not pron)] Gerry's wife Jo takes up the story...
[V Pwhere] `No, no, no,' says Damon, taking up where Dave left off. [Also V n P]
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Take — Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
take — [tāk] vt. took, taken, taking [ME taken < OE tacan < ON taka < ? IE base * dēg , to lay hold of] I to get possession of by force or skill; seize, grasp, catch, capture, win, etc. 1. to get by conquering; capture; seize 2. to trap, snare … English World dictionary
take — ► VERB (past took; past part. taken) 1) lay hold of with one s hands; reach for and hold. 2) occupy (a place or position). 3) capture or gain possession of by force. 4) carry or bring with one; convey. 5) remove from a place. 6) … English terms dictionary
take — [n] profit booty*, catch, catching, cut, gate, haul*, holding, part, proceeds, receipts, return, returns, revenue, share, takings, yield; concept 344 Ant. debt, loss take [v1] get; help oneself to abduct, accept, acquire, arrest, attain, capture … New thesaurus
Take — Take, v. i. 1. To take hold; to fix upon anything; to have the natural or intended effect; to accomplish a purpose; as, he was inoculated, but the virus did not take. Shak. [1913 Webster] When flame taketh and openeth, it giveth a noise. Bacon.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
take — vb took, tak·en, tak·ing vt 1 a: to obtain control, custody, or possession of often by assertive or intentional means b: to seize or interfere with the use of (property) by governmental authority; specif: to acquire title to for public use by… … Law dictionary
Take On Me — ist ein Lied und Nummer Eins Hit der norwegischen Popband a ha, welches von ihrem ersten Album Hunting High and Low aus dem Jahr 1985 stammt. Aufgenommen wurde der Titel bereits 1984, jedoch schaffte er es erst mit dem dritten Anlauf zum Nummer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Take on me — ist ein Lied und Nummer Eins Hit der norwegischen Popband a ha, welches von ihrem ersten Album Hunting High and Low aus dem Jahr 1985 stammt. Aufgenommen wurde der Titel bereits 1984, jedoch schaffte er es erst mit dem dritten Anlauf zum Nummer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Take on Me — «Take on Me» Sencillo de a ha del álbum Hunting High and Low Publicación 5 de abril de 1985; 16 de septiembre de 1985 Formato 7 , 12 Grabación 1984 1985 … Wikipedia Español
Take — (engl. „nehmen, Aufnahme“) steht für: Take bzw. Einstellung (Film), eine ungeschnittene, zumeist kurze Filmaufnahme Take (Musik), die schrittweise Aufnahme von akustischen Signalen Take 2 Interactive, der Hersteller von Computer und Videospielen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Take 2 — Take Two Interactive Software Inc. Unternehmensform Aktiengesellschaft ISIN … Deutsch Wikipedia
