took up; taken up; taking up; takes up
2
a
: to begin to occupy (land)
b
: to gather from a number of sources
took up a collection
3
a
: to accept or adopt for the purpose of assisting
b
: to accept or adopt as one's own
took up the life of a farmer
c
: to absorb or incorporate into itself
plants taking up nutrients
4
a
: to enter upon (something, such as a business, hobby, or subject of study)
take up skiing
took up the trumpet
b
: to proceed to consider or deal with
take up one problem at a time
5
: to establish oneself in
took up residence in town
6
: to occupy entirely or exclusively : fill up
the meeting was taken up with old business
7
: to make tighter or shorter
take up the slack
8
: to respond favorably to (a person offering a bet, challenge, proposal, etc.)
took me up on it
9
: to begin again or take over from another
we must take the good work up again
1
: to make a beginning where another has left off
2
: to become shortened : draw together : shrink
Synonyms
Examples of take-up in a Sentence
Verb
please take up the blanket so I can look underneath it
the soil was so dry that the plant seemed to take up the much-needed water instantly
Recent Examples on the Web
Anna Cooban, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
With range anxiety a major factor slowing down the take-up of EVs, that’s likely to continue: As a rule, the larger the battery the greater the range.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 11 Feb. 2024
Microsoft saw a revenue boost of 13% thanks to 29% growth in its Azure cloud operation, which was in turn driven by enthusiastic take-up of the AI features that Microsoft—via its sponsorship of OpenAI—is integrating into its services.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2023
For instance, using female role models in advertisements for a female-only software coding bootcamp increased the take-up rate in Latin America.
—Kelly Nault, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2023
The study notes that there was a slowing in the take-up of SVOD services like Netflix and Disney+, and there are indications that viewing declined in 2022, along with most other forms of viewing as total viewing fell.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Aug. 2023
Yet take-up of the newest COVID boosters, which target the BA.4 and BA.5 variants that dominated last year, is slow: Only 17% of the U.S. have gotten the booster, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 20 June 2023
At the 10% take-up rate, projected spending on this one drug alone would exceed spending on the top 10 Part B drugs in 2021 and would represent close to half of the total $40 billion spent on the 600+ Part B covered drugs in 2021.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 1 June 2023
Funding markets had been showing signs of stress, though pressures have subsided with the take-up of emergency measures.
—Craig Torres, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2023
William Earl, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
The Senate is expected to take up the measure next week and President Joe Biden has promised to sign it.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
That doesn’t include quarterbacks, who could take up four or five additional first-round picks.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2024
Letta’s ideas would be taken up only after this year’s EU parliament elections and the appointment of a new executive commission.
—Samuel Petrequin, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
The committee, known as the IOC, hopes millions of kids worldwide will be inspired to take up the sports themselves.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
The latter will doubly appreciate the portability factor of these grills, as most are compact enough to stash away easily and won’t take up too much space.
—Kelsey Chapman, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
Republicans demand debate No other legislative business can be taken up during the trial, unless all 100 senators agree otherwise.
—Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 17 Apr. 2024
The process could take up to two weeks, and is the last step before opening arguments begin.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
Noun
The outlook for Tesla is far less certain, given Chinese competition and the apparent slowdown in take-up of EVs in the United States and Europe.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
With range anxiety a major factor slowing down the take-up of EVs, that’s likely to continue: As a rule, the larger the battery the greater the range.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 11 Feb. 2024
Microsoft saw a revenue boost of 13% thanks to 29% growth in its Azure cloud operation, which was in turn driven by enthusiastic take-up of the AI features that Microsoft—via its sponsorship of OpenAI—is integrating into its services.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2023
For instance, using female role models in advertisements for a female-only software coding bootcamp increased the take-up rate in Latin America.
—Kelly Nault, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2023
The study notes that there was a slowing in the take-up of SVOD services like Netflix and Disney+, and there are indications that viewing declined in 2022, along with most other forms of viewing as total viewing fell.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Aug. 2023
Yet take-up of the newest COVID boosters, which target the BA.4 and BA.5 variants that dominated last year, is slow: Only 17% of the U.S. have gotten the booster, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 20 June 2023
At the 10% take-up rate, projected spending on this one drug alone would exceed spending on the top 10 Part B drugs in 2021 and would represent close to half of the total $40 billion spent on the 600+ Part B covered drugs in 2021.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 1 June 2023
Funding markets had been showing signs of stress, though pressures have subsided with the take-up of emergency measures.
—Craig Torres, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2023
Verb
Fans were initially surprised to see that Swift’s short, tumultuous time with Healy appears to take up the majority of the emotional real estate on the album, rather than her six years with Alwyn before that.
—William Earl, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
The Senate is expected to take up the measure next week and President Joe Biden has promised to sign it.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
That doesn’t include quarterbacks, who could take up four or five additional first-round picks.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2024
Letta’s ideas would be taken up only after this year’s EU parliament elections and the appointment of a new executive commission.
—Samuel Petrequin, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
The committee, known as the IOC, hopes millions of kids worldwide will be inspired to take up the sports themselves.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
The latter will doubly appreciate the portability factor of these grills, as most are compact enough to stash away easily and won’t take up too much space.
—Kelsey Chapman, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
Republicans demand debate No other legislative business can be taken up during the trial, unless all 100 senators agree otherwise.
—Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 17 Apr. 2024
The process could take up to two weeks, and is the last step before opening arguments begin.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
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