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take up a collection

take up a col·lec·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [teyk uhp ey kuh-lek-shuh n]
    • /teɪk ʌp eɪ kəˈlɛk ʃən/
    • /teɪk ʌp ə kəˈlekʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyk uhp ey kuh-lek-shuh n]
    • /teɪk ʌp eɪ kəˈlɛk ʃən/

Definitions of take up a collection words

  • verb with object take up a collection to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write. 1
  • verb with object take up a collection to hold, grasp, or grip: to take a book in one's hand; to take a child by the hand. 1
  • verb with object take up a collection to get into one's hands, possession, control, etc., by force or artifice: to take a bone from a snarling dog. 1
  • verb with object take up a collection to seize or capture: to take an enemy town; to take a prisoner. 1
  • verb with object take up a collection to catch or get (fish, game, etc.), especially by killing: to take a dozen trout on a good afternoon. 1
  • verb with object take up a collection to pick from a number; select: Take whichever you wish. 1
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Origin of take up a collection

First appearance:

before 1100
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1100; Middle English taken to take, strike, lay hold of, grasp, late Old English tacan to grasp, touch < Old Norse taka to take; cognate with Middle Dutch taken to grasp, Gothic tekan to touch

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Parts of speech for Take up a collection

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take up a collection popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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