VERB
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take in, also metaphorically
She drew strength from the minister's words
The sponge absorbs water well -
adopt
take up new ideas -
take up time or space
take up the slack -
take out or up with or as if with a scoop
scoop the sugar out of the container - take up and practice as one's own
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occupy or take on
She took up her position behind the tree
strike a pose
He assumes the lotus position
We took our seats in the orchestra
She took her seat on the stage - take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
- take up as if with a sponge
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pursue or resume
take up a matter for consideration -
accept
The cloth takes up the liquid -
turn one's interest to
He took up herpetology at the age of fifty -
return to a previous location or condition
The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it -
begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
Take up a position
start a new job
How To Use take up In A Sentence
- I have been very busy lately and the ongoing project will take up about a few more weeks.
- Avoid cruel and violent people, as they tend to take up cudgels with you on non-issues.
- They take up little space and give a real boost to summer and autumn colour. Times, Sunday Times
- Other handy bits and pieces like plasters, handkerchief, aftersun and a needle and thread can also come in handy, and don't take up too much room.
- Paul took up the post of County Accountant in the mid-Seventies, leaving for a short spell, only to return to take up the post of Finance Officer.
- This could take up to an hour and must be completed by the end of a gruelling nine-hour shift.
- Don't suddenly take up violent exercise after years of inactivity.
- Digital signals can be compressed to take up less space, leaving room for additional programming.
- He went into chemistry, left New Plymouth in 1946, and returned in 1952 to take up a post at his old school as housemaster and teacher.
- The vice-president was forced to take up the reins of office.