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Women should try to increase their size rather than decrease it, because I believe the bigger we are, the more space we'll take up, and the more we'll have to be reckoned with.
Roseanne Barr

Meaning of "take up" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TAKE UP

take up play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAKE UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Take up is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES TAKE UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of take up in the English dictionary

The first definition of take up in the dictionary is to adopt the study, practice, or activity of. Other definition of take up is to occupy and break in. Take up is also to shorten.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAKE UP

take the queen´s shilling
take the rap
take the road
take the veil
take the wind out of someone´s sails
take the words out of someone´s mouth
take the wraps off
take to
take to heart
take to one´s bed
take to one´s heels
take to something like a duck to water
take to task
take to wife
take up on
take up the cudgels
take up the gauntlet
take up with
take vows
take wing

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAKE UP

be made up
choke up
come up
double up
give up
have up
lace up
live up
mike up
rake up
shake up
shape up
size up
stoke up
strike up
sunny-side up
tie up
tune up
use up
write up

Synonyms and antonyms of take up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «take up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAKE UP

Find out the translation of take up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of take up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «take up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

comenzar
570 millions of speakers

English

take up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शुरू करो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تناول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

занять
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

assumir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আপ নিতে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prendre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

mengambil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aufnehmen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

取り上げる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

차지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Njupuk munggah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எடுத்துக்கொள்ளுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घेतात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

almak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

occupare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

trwać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зайняти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dura până
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καταλαμβάνουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

neem
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ta upp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ta opp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of take up

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAKE UP»

The term «take up» is very widely used and occupies the 11.242 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAKE UP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «take up» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «take up» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about take up

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10 QUOTES WITH «TAKE UP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word take up.
1
Franklin Pierce Adams
Years ago we discovered the exact point, the dead center of middle age. It occurs when you are too young to take up golf and too old to rush up to the net.
2
Richard Dean Anderson
There's editing, and scripts to read and edit, and casting, and all the elements of production that just sort of take up the normal downtime that you would have as an actor. So there's not a lot of that for me.
3
William Henry Ashley
They urged me to take up winter quarters at the forks of the Platt, stating that if I attempted to advance further until spring, I would endanger the lives of my whole party.
4
Vidya Balan
As women, we are constantly criticising and judging ourselves in terms of our body, how we dress, what profession we take up, how we fare in that. Indian women are gifted with certain body types and features, which is healthy, and we should accept that.
5
Roseanne Barr
Women should try to increase their size rather than decrease it, because I believe the bigger we are, the more space we'll take up, and the more we'll have to be reckoned with.
6
Arnold Bennett
Happiness includes chiefly the idea of satisfaction after full honest effort. No one can possibly be satisfied and no one can be happy who feels that in some paramount affairs he failed to take up the challenge of life.
7
Sidney Blumenthal
Dick Clarke, who was head of counter-terrorism in the National Security Council, pushed constantly for the Principals Committee, which is the key national security group of top officials to take up the issue of terrorism.
8
James Blunt
School was pretty good about letting me take up music and that's where I had my first musical ideas and first said, 'Yeah, I'm going to be a musician.' I just had to do a quick stop gap in the army first.
9
Erma Bombeck
The only reason I would take up jogging is so that I could hear heavy breathing again.
10
Asa Butterfield
I always think that trying to push yourself as an actor in a direction that you've never been before, developing characters which are more difficult to get into the head of, or are more interesting and further away from yourself, is always a challenge. But, you want to take up that challenge and try your best.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAKE UP»

Discover the use of take up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to take up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Take Up the Shield: Comparing the Uniform of the Police ...
The author then gives readers a look into the courtroom of the Judge of all mankind, encouraging them to "take up the shield" of faith by placing their trust in Jesus Christ. Encouraging for Christians, evangelistic for cops and others.
Tony Miano, 2005
2
Take Up Thy Bed and Walk: Death, Disability and Cure in ...
This book is also a testament to the singular passion with which these books are read by younger readers and reminds us of the intensity of our own reading experience as children.
Lois Keith, 2001
3
Take Up Your Pen: Unilateral Presidential Directives in ...
In Take Up Your Pen, Dodds offers one of the first historical treatments of this executive prerogative and explores the source of this authority; how executive orders were legitimized, accepted, and routinized; and what impact presidential ...
Graham G. Dodds, 2013
4
Take Up the Black Man's Burden: Kansas City's African ...
"Examines the people and institutions that shaped Kansas City's Black communities from the end of the Civil War until the outbreak of World War II, blending rich historical research with first-person accounts that allow participants in this ...
Charles Edward Coulter, 2006
5
Progress on Tackling Pensioner Poverty: Encouraging the ...
This technical report describes in greater detail the methodologies and findings used to support the conclusions of the main report (ISBN 0102942315).
Great Britain: National Audit Office, 2006
6
They Shall Take Up Serpents
'In my name, they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick and they will recover.'(Gospel of Mark) It's the ...
Don Barnett, 2010
7
Take Up and Preach
I can only hope that many copies of this book will eventually become dog-eared from continual use and find their place of honor on the desks of many aspiring and experienced preachers alike.
Blayne A. Banting, 2010
8
Rational poverty or poor rationality?: the take-up of social ...
In several countries social assistance dependence has been increasing since the 1980s.
Regina Therese Riphahn, 2000
9
Encouraging take-up benefits by pensioners: report
There are nearly 260,000 pensioners in Northern Ireland, and it is projected that this number will rise to 314,000 by the year 2021, representing one fifth of the population.
Northern Ireland Audit Office, 2003
10
Take up Serpents
Elaine Hatfield, Elaine Hatfield and Richard L. Rapson. The Tiny Detective ELAINE HATFIELD & RICHARD L. RAPSON The Further Adventures of Firefly, TAKE UP SERPENTS TAKE UP SERPENTS The Further Adventures of. Take up  ...
Elaine Hatfield, Elaine Hatfield and Richard L. Rapson, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAKE UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term take up is used in the context of the following news items.
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Senate Votes to Take up Highway Funding Bill
WASHINGTON—The Senate on Wednesday narrowly agreed to take up a highway-funding bill, clearing the first hurdle in what is expected to be a contentious ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Obama: New citizens can skip pledge to take up arms and defend …
The agency said people don't have to belong to a specific church or religion to use this exemption, and may attest to U.S. officials administering the oath that ... «Washington Examiner, Jul 15»
3
Senate poised to take up education bill
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate, for the first time in 14 years, will debate an all-new federal education policy this week. The bipartisan proposal would do ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
4
Little captive take up of TRIPRA, finds Marsh
Few organisations have used their captives to access the federal terrorism insurance backstop in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act ... «Captive Insurance Times, Jun 15»
5
House to Take Up Fast-Track Trade Bill Again
In a do-over of a vote from Friday, the House is expected to take up the measure that would give Mr. Obama and his successor the ability to present trade deals ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
6
Hope Fades That Albany Will Take Up MTA's Capital Budget This …
As New York State lawmakers enter the final days of the legislative session in Albany with several pressing issues to resolve, one topic appears to be off the ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
7
Senate to Take Up Cybersecurity Measure, McConnell Says
WASHINGTON—The Senate plans to take up cybersecurity legislation in the coming days after revelations that personal records of as many as four million ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
8
Obama: Supreme Court wrong to take up ObamaCare challenge
“This should be an easy case, frankly it shouldn't have even been taken up,” Obama said during a news conference at the Group of Seven (G-7) summit of ... «The Hill, Jun 15»
9
Surveillance Bill Awaits Verdicts on Amendments From Hawks in …
“The best thing for the Senate to do is to take up the House bill and send it to the president,” Representative Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican and the ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
10
Bucking GOP leadership, Assembly panel to take up prevailing …
Madison— Three weeks after an effort to repeal the state's prevailing wage law failed in a Senate committee, an Assembly panel will make its own attempt to get ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 15»

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