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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  take up
       v 1: pursue or resume; "take up a matter for consideration"
       2: adopt; "take up new ideas" [syn: latch on, fasten on, hook
          on, seize on]
       3: turn one's interest to; "He took up herpetology at the age
          of fifty"
       4: take up time or space; "take up the slack"
       5: begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job;
          "Take up a position"; "start a new job" [syn: start]
       6: take up and practice as one's own [syn: adopt, borrow, take
          over]
       7: occupy or take on; "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" [syn: assume, take, strike]
       8: take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by
          absorption [syn: sorb]
       9: take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar
          out of the container" [syn: scoop, scoop out, lift
          out, scoop up]
       10: accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid" [syn: take in]
       11: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water
           well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
           [syn: absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck
           up, draw, take in]
       12: take up as if with a sponge [syn: take in, sop up, suck
           in]
       13: return to a previous location or condition; "The painting
           resumed its old condition when we restored it" [syn: resume]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  take up
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 (μτβ) σηκώνω κάτι και το παίρνω μαζί μου
     2 (μτβ) αρχίζω μια δραστηριότητα, ξεκινώ να κάνω κάτι τακτικά
     3 αναλαμβάνω δράση, συνεχίζω έργο άλλου (που έφυγε, εκδιώχθηκε,
  απολύθηκε κτλ)
     4 (μτβ) αντιμετωπίζω ένα θέμα
     5 (μτβ) καταλαμβάνω, πιάνω χώρο ή χρονικό διάστημα.
     6 (''μεταβατικό, για ρούχα'') κονταίνω, μαζεύω
     7 (μτβ) '''take someone up on something''': αποδέχομαι μια προσφορά
  που μου έγινε από κάποιον
     8 (αμτβ) συνεχίζω κάτι που είχε διακοπεί
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 (μτβ) σηκώνω κάτι και το παίρνω μαζί μου
     2 (μτβ) αρχίζω μια δραστηριότητα, ξεκινώ να κάνω κάτι τακτικά
     3 αναλαμβάνω δράση, συνεχίζω έργο άλλου (που έφυγε, εκδιώχθηκε,
  απολύθηκε κτλ)
     4 (μτβ) αντιμετωπίζω ένα θέμα
     5 (μτβ) καταλαμβάνω, πιάνω χώρο ή χρονικό διάστημα.
     6 (''μεταβατικό, για ρούχα'') κονταίνω, μαζεύω
     7 (μτβ) '''take someone up on something''': αποδέχομαι μια προσφορά
  που μου έγινε από κάποιον
     8 (αμτβ) συνεχίζω κάτι που είχε διακοπεί

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  take up
     alt.
     (alt form en take-up)
     n.
     (alt form en take-up)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To lift; to raise.
     2 (lb en transitive) To pick up.
     3 (lb en transitive) To begin doing (an activity) on a regular basis.
     4 (senseid en address) (lb en transitive) To address (an issue).
     5 (lb en transitive) To occupy; to consume (space or time).
     6 (lb en transitive sewing) To shorten by hemming.
     7 (lb en transitive dated) To remove the surface or roadbed of a road
  or railway.
     8 (lb en transitive with 'on') To accept (a proposal, offer, request,
  etc.) from.
     9 (lb en intransitive) To resume.
     10 To implement, to employ, to put into use.
     11 (lb en Canada transitive) To review the solutions to a test or
  other assessment with a class.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  take up
     alt.
     (alt form en take-up)
     n.
     (alt form en take-up)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To lift; to raise.
     2 (lb en transitive) To pick up.
     3 (lb en transitive) To begin doing (an activity) on a regular basis.
     4 (senseid en address) (lb en transitive) To address (an issue).
     5 (lb en transitive) To occupy; to consume (space or time).
     6 (lb en transitive sewing) To shorten by hemming.
     7 (lb en transitive dated) To remove the surface or roadbed of a road
  or railway.
     8 (lb en transitive with 'on') To accept (a proposal, offer, request,
  etc.) from.
     9 (lb en intransitive) To resume.
     10 To implement, to employ, to put into use.
     11 (lb en Canada transitive) To review the solutions to a test or
  other assessment with a class.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  take up
     alt.
     (alt form en take-up)
     n.
     (alt form en take-up)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To lift; to raise.
     2 (lb en transitive) To pick up.
     3 (lb en transitive) To begin doing (an activity) on a regular basis.
     4 (senseid en address) (lb en transitive) To address (an issue).
     5 (lb en transitive) To occupy; to consume (space or time).
     6 (lb en transitive sewing) To shorten by hemming.
     7 (lb en transitive dated) To remove the surface or roadbed of a road
  or railway.
     8 (lb en transitive with 'on') To accept (a proposal, offer, request,
  etc.) from.
     9 (lb en intransitive) To resume.
     10 To implement, to employ, to put into use.
     11 (lb en Canada transitive) To review the solutions to a test or
  other assessment with a class.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  take up
     alt.
     (alt form en take-up)
     n.
     (alt form en take-up)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To lift; to raise.
     2 (lb en transitive) To pick up.
     3 (lb en transitive) To begin doing (an activity) on a regular basis.
     4 (senseid en address) (lb en transitive) To address (an issue).
     5 (lb en transitive) To occupy; to consume (space or time).
     6 (lb en transitive sewing) To shorten by hemming.
     7 (lb en transitive dated) To remove the surface or roadbed of a road
  or railway.
     8 (lb en transitive with 'on') To accept (a proposal, offer, request,
  etc.) from.
     9 (lb en intransitive) To resume.
     10 To implement, to employ, to put into use.
     11 (lb en Canada transitive) To review the solutions to a test or
  other assessment with a class.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  take up
     Englanti vb.
     1 viedä (ylös)
     2 ryhtyä johonkin; alkaa tehdä jotain (harrastuksena, työnä)
     3 ottaa puheenaiheeksi, käsiteltäväksi
     4 hyväksyä, ottaa vastaan (tarjous, haaste ym.)
     5 omaksua, ottaa tietty asenne jms.
     6 jatkaa (keskeytyksen jälkeen), ryhtyä uudelleen johonkin
     7 yhtyä johonkin tekemiseen
     8 viedä (tilaa, energiaa jms.)
     9 irrottaa, nostaa irti
     10 lyhentää (vaatetta)
     11 auttaa ylenemään t. etenemään elämässä
     12 imeä kosteutta, ottaa t. absorboida jotakin

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  take up /tˈeɪk ˈʌp/
   [id] začít

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  take up /tˈeɪk ˈʌp/
  začít s

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  take up /tˈeɪk ˈʌp/ 
  přibrat

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  take up /tˈeɪk ˈʌp/
  anlagern  [chem.]

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  take up /tˈeɪk ˈʌp/
  aufnehmen 
     Synonym: absorb
  
   see: absorbing, taking up, absorbed
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  take up /tˈeɪk ˈʌp/
  
  κονταίνω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  take up /tˈeɪk ˈʌp/ 
  paneutua
  to begin doing (an activity) on a regular basis

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  take up /tˈeɪk ˈʌp/
  podići, podvezati žilu, povesti, preuzeti, prihvatiti, vezati

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  take up /teikʌp/
  1. beslaan, in beslag nemen
  2. aanhangig maken
  3. afhalen, komen halen, ophalen

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  314 Moby Thesaurus words for "take up":
     absorb, absorb the attention, accept, accumulate, admit, adopt,
     adsorb, affiliate, agglomerate, aggregate, aggroup, air, amass,
     amortize, analyze, annex, appropriate, approve, arrest, arrogate,
     assemble, assimilate, assume, attack, attempt, batch, be about,
     be doing, be engaged in, be occupied with, blot, blot up,
     bring together, buckle to, bulk, bunch, bunch together, bunch up,
     campaign for, canvass, carry, carry on, catch, charm, chemisorb,
     chemosorb, clear, clump, cluster, collect, colligate, collocate,
     colonize, combine, come out, commence, comment upon, compare,
     compile, complete, comprehend, comprise, conduct, conglomerate,
     conquer, consider, contain, controvert, corral, count in, cover,
     criticize, crusade for, cull, cumulate, deal with, debate,
     deliberate, deliberate upon, descant, dig up, digest, discharge,
     discourse, discourse about, discuss, dissert, dissertate, do,
     drag up, draw together, draw up, dredge, dredge up, drink,
     drink in, drink up, drive together, elevate, embark in, embark on,
     embark upon, embody, embrace, employ, enchant, encircle, enclose,
     encompass, endeavor, engage, engage in, engage the attention,
     engage the mind, engage the thoughts, engross, engross the mind,
     engross the thoughts, enslave, enter, enter on, enter upon,
     enthrall, envisage, espouse, examine, exchange views, exercise,
     fall into, fall to, fascinate, fill, fill in, fill out, fish up,
     follow, gather, gather in, gather together, gather up, get at,
     get hold of, get in, get off, get together, get under way, glean,
     glom on to, go about, go at, go in for, go into, go upon, grab,
     grip, group, grub, grub up, handle, haul up, have at, hog, hoist,
     hold, hold spellbound, hold the interest, honor, hypnotize, imbibe,
     immerse, include, incorporate, indent, infiltrate, initiate,
     inquire into, investigate, involve, involve the interest, join,
     jump a claim, juxtapose, kick, knock around, launch forth,
     launch into, lay about, lay hands on, lift, liquidate,
     lump together, make accounts square, make free with, make up,
     make use of, mass, match, mesmerize, mobilize, monopolize,
     move into, muster, number among, obsess, occupy,
     occupy the attention, osmose, overrun, pair, partner, pass,
     pass under review, patronize, pay in full, pay off, pay the bill,
     pay the shot, pay up, percolate in, pick, pick up, pitch into,
     pluck, pluck up, plunge into, practice, preempt, preoccupy,
     prepossess, proceed to, prosecute, pursue, put together, raise,
     rake up, rally, rap, ratify, rear, reason, reason about,
     reason the point, receive, reckon among, reckon in, reckon with,
     redeem, remark upon, requisition, retire, review, round up,
     satisfy, scare up, scrape together, scrape up, seep in, set about,
     set at, set forward, set going, set to, settle, sift, sit on,
     slurp up, soak in, soak up, sorb, specialize in, spellbind, sponge,
     sponsor, square, square accounts, squat on, strike a balance,
     study, subjugate, survey, swill up, tackle, take all of, take in,
     take into account, take into consideration, take it all, take on,
     take over, take possession, take possession of, take to, talk,
     talk about, talk of, talk over, thresh out, touch upon, treat,
     treat of, turn to, undertake, uphold, uplift, upraise, uprear, use,
     usurp, ventilate, venture upon, wage, whip in, work at, write up
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  从事

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     拿起;占;对…产生兴趣,占据;开始从事

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