TAKE UP Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

take up

verb

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as in to lift

to move from a lower to a higher place or position please take up the blanket so I can look underneath it

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as in to drink

to take in (something liquid) through small openings the soil was so dry that the plant seemed to take up the much-needed water instantly

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as in to borrow

to take for one's own use (something originated by another) one cluster of fans started chanting the team name of the champions, and the crowd quickly took up the cry

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Recent Examples of take up But senators took up the issue themselves with a legislative rewrite of what was originally a bill concerning license plates for veterans, and their revision of HB 583 passed in a 34-15 vote late last week. —

Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 30 Mar. 2026 This loading process can take up to five hours, according to NASA. —

Tom Costello, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026 Refining takes about 20 days, and the entire process could take up to a month. —

Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026 The board had planned to take up the question again Friday, with a final vote scheduled. —

Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for take up

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Severino struggled with his control, walking five and throwing just 49 of his 91 pitches for strikes before he was lifted after 3 1/3 innings.

— CBS News, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Trump has also made statements that lifted markets, only to see the gains quickly disappear after increasing his military threats.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026