take up
phrasal verbtake up
- to continue, especially starting after somebody/something else has finished
- The band's new album takes up where their last one left off.
take up something
- to fill or use an amount of space or time
- The table takes up too much room.
- I won't take up any more of your time.
- Her time is fully taken up with writing.
take something up
- to learn or start to do something, especially for pleasure
- They've taken up golf.
- She has taken up (= started to learn to play) the oboe.
- to start or begin something such as a job
- He takes up his duties next week.
- to join in singing or saying something
- to take up the chorus
- Their protests were later taken up by other groups.
- to continue something that somebody else has not finished, or that has not been mentioned for some time
- She took up the story where Tim had left off.
- I'd like to take up the point you raised earlier.
- to move into a particular position
- I took up my position by the door.
- to accept something that is offered or available
- to take up a challenge
- She took up his offer of a drink.
- to make something such as a piece of clothing shorter
- This skirt needs taking up.