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take up on

take up on
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyk uhp on, awn]
    • /teɪk ʌp ɒn, ɔn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyk uhp on, awn]
    • /teɪk ʌp ɒn, ɔn/

Definitions of take up on words

  • phrasal verb take up on If you take someone up on their offer or invitation, you accept it. 0
  • phrasal verb take up on If you take a person up on something, you ask them to explain something that they have just said or done, for example because you think it is wrong or strange. 0
  • noun take up on to argue or dispute with (someone) 0
  • noun take up on to accept what is offered by (someone) 0
See all 4 definitions of take up on

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Parts of speech for Take up on

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Take up on

take up on popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% 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".

Synonyms for take up on

verb take up on

  • approve — If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
  • be big on — large, as in size, height, width, or amount: a big house; a big quantity.
  • face it — accept reality
  • go along with — permit, consent to
  • grin and bear it — to suffer trouble or hardship without complaint
All 8 Synonyms of take up on

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