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English verb: take up | |||
| 1. | take up (change) pursue or resume | ||
| Samples | Take up a matter for consideration. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | embark, enter | ||
| 2. | take up (cognition) adopt | ||
| Samples | Take up new ideas. | ||
| Synonyms | fasten on, hook on, latch on, seize on | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adopt, embrace, espouse, sweep up | ||
| 3. | take up (social) turn one's interest to | ||
| Samples | He took up herpetology at the age of fifty. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | turn | ||
| 4. | take up (stative) take up time or space | ||
| Samples | Take up the slack. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fill, occupy | ||
| 5. | take up (social) begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job | ||
| Samples | Take up a position. Start a new job. | ||
| Synonyms | start | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | take office | ||
| 6. | take up (possession) take up and practice as one's own | ||
| Synonyms | adopt, borrow, take over | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accept, have, take | ||
| 7. | take up (motion) occupy or take on | ||
| Samples | He assumes the lotus position. She took her seat on the stage. We took our seats in the orchestra. She took up her position behind the tree. Strike a pose. | ||
| Synonyms | assume, strike, take | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| Verb group | fill, occupy, take | ||
| 8. | take up (contact) take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption | ||
| Synonyms | sorb | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | absorb, adsorb, chemisorb | ||
| Domain category | chemical science, chemistry | ||
| 9. | take up (contact) take out or up with or as if with a scoop | ||
| Samples | Scoop the sugar out of the container. | ||
| Synonyms | lift out, scoop, scoop out, scoop up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dip | ||
| 10. | take up (contact) accept | ||
| Samples | The cloth takes up the liquid. | ||
| Synonyms | take in | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | have, receive | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fuel | ||
| 11. | take up (contact) take in, also metaphorically | ||
| Samples | The sponge absorbs water well. She drew strength from the minister's words. | ||
| Synonyms | absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blot, mop, mop up, sponge up, wipe up | ||
| 12. | take up (consumption) take up as if with a sponge | ||
| Synonyms | sop up, suck in, take in | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | consume, have, ingest, take, take in | ||
| 13. | take up (change) return to a previous location or condition | ||
| Samples | The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it. | ||
| Synonyms | resume | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
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