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- [teyk uhp]
- /teɪk ʌp/
- /teɪk ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [teyk uhp]
- /teɪk ʌp/
Definitions of take up words
- noun take up the act of taking. 1
- noun take up something that is taken. 1
- noun take up the quantity of fish, game, etc., taken at one time. 1
- noun take up an opinion or assessment: What's your take on the candidate? 1
- noun take up an approach; treatment: a new take on an old idea. 1
- noun take up Informal. money taken in, especially profits. 1
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Origin of take up
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25; noun use of verb phrase take up
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Parts of speech for Take up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
take up popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
take up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for take up
verb take up
- act — When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
- address — Your address is the number of the house, flat, or apartment and the name of the street and the town where you live or work.
- adopt — If you adopt a new attitude, plan, or way of behaving, you begin to have it.
- allow for — If you allow for certain problems or expenses, you include some extra time or money in your planning so that you can deal with them if they occur.
- altercate — to argue, esp heatedly; dispute
Antonyms for take up
verb take up
- adios — goodbye; farewell
- arrest — If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
- beaded — A beaded dress, cushion, or other object is decorated with beads.
- beading — Beading is a narrow strip of wood that is used for decorating or edging furniture and doors.
- cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
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Matching words
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