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Present participle for to elevate to a higher place or position
“Ross worked the controls, presumably to take the platform up, but it suddenly tilted at an awkward angle.”
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Present participle for to shorten (clothes or fabric)
“The seamstress will be along in a minute to take up the sleeves.”
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Present participle for to fill, use or occupy something, fully or to a great extent
“What mattered to her wasn't the numbers themselves, but their ability to take up the space in her mind that Kate occupied.”
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Present participle for to begin or start an activity or habit
“Basketball players quit and take up golf. Football players quit and take up golf. What are we supposed to take up when we quit?”
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Present participle for to agree to take responsibility of
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“Would he agree to take up the responsibility of the administration of this country in these difficult times?”
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Present participle for to embrace or adopt something originated by someone else
“Perhaps the church should take up the motto of the rescue swimmers as our mission statement?”
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Present participle for to continue or recommence an activity or task
“So you think you can just come waltzing back in here and take up where we left off?”
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Present participle for to hold or engage the attention of
“There will be many times when my writing will take up my attention.”
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Present participle for to absorb water or a liquid
“Firstly, it is more difficult for roots to take up water that contains salt, so the plant dies through lack of water.”
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(intransitive) Present participle for to resume after a brief discontinuance
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Present participle for to enlist or register for a service or as a member
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(of a subject) Present participle for to have chosen to intellectually pursue
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Present participle for to begin, or go on, to consider next
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Present participle for to accept a challenge
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(of an offer or proposal) Present participle for to answer in the affirmative
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Present participle for to participate or engage in a given activity
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Present participle for to devote effort to something
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Present participle for to pick one option over another
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(major in) Present participle for to concentrate on a particular area of study
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Present participle for to derive from an original source
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Present participle for to spend or use up (a period of time)
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(turn to) Present participle for to start doing or becoming involved with
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Present participle for to choose to take up, follow, or use
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Present participle for to monopolize or dominate the use of something
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Present participle for to conduct or devote oneself to
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Present participle for to commence or continue a given task
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Present participle for to seize an opportunity or circumstance
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Present participle for to dig up (plants or root vegetables)
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Present participle for to take, gather or pick up
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Present participle for to come to have gradually, or to gain knowledge in
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Present participle for to use, empty or drain completely
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Present participle for to turn to and adopt or use, typically to resolve a difficult situation
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Present participle for to represent or deal with in a particular way, in writing or speaking
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Present participle for to establish or initiate something
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Present participle for to form a close relationship with someone
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Present participle for to buy or procure by payment
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Present participle for to accept, support, or take on as one's own (an idea or a cause)
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Present participle for to assume a role or position once occupied by someone else
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Present participle for to satisfy or fulfill (a want, requirement, or need)
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Present participle for to reduce or shorten in extent or duration
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Present participle for to have a clear idea or understanding of
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Present participle for to accept as satisfactory or conforming to the required standards or rules
Noun
The action of taking responsibility
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The process by which one thing absorbs or is absorbed by another
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The action of assuming possession or power of
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Adoption of a plan, cause, or idea
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