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
David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2024
Now, the procedure is available in the state up to 20 weeks post-fertilization, and the Wisconsin Supreme Court, with its narrow liberal majority, is deciding whether to take up the issue this spring.
—Maayan Silver, NPR, 24 May 2024
Some machines, like treadmills and ellipticals, require more room, while others, like compact rowing machines or resistance bands, take up less space.
—Bethany Braun-Silva, ABC News, 23 May 2024
Social issues are taken up and then allowed to recede, returning like themes in a symphony without concern for resolution.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
This type of movement takes up 9.6 times the amount of energy as sitting, Paddock added.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 22 May 2024
Recall Will Eat a Chunk of Your PC’s Storage
Recall will take up a lot of space on your hard drive, which could prove a problem for those who don’t opt for 1 TB SSDs on their new Copilot+ PCs.
—Kyle Barr / Gizmodo, Quartz, 21 May 2024
With the display fixed in front of me, the picture always takes up the full display space of the glasses.
—PCMAG, 21 May 2024
Jenner’s work was rapidly taken up in Europe and America.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 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
But because some commercial uses take up too much space or are too disruptive, Webb says the city needs a permitting process that strikes the right balance between commercial use and public access.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2024
Now, the procedure is available in the state up to 20 weeks post-fertilization, and the Wisconsin Supreme Court, with its narrow liberal majority, is deciding whether to take up the issue this spring.
—Maayan Silver, NPR, 24 May 2024
Some machines, like treadmills and ellipticals, require more room, while others, like compact rowing machines or resistance bands, take up less space.
—Bethany Braun-Silva, ABC News, 23 May 2024
Social issues are taken up and then allowed to recede, returning like themes in a symphony without concern for resolution.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
This type of movement takes up 9.6 times the amount of energy as sitting, Paddock added.
—Brian Mastroianni, Health, 22 May 2024
Recall Will Eat a Chunk of Your PC’s Storage
Recall will take up a lot of space on your hard drive, which could prove a problem for those who don’t opt for 1 TB SSDs on their new Copilot+ PCs.
—Kyle Barr / Gizmodo, Quartz, 21 May 2024
With the display fixed in front of me, the picture always takes up the full display space of the glasses.
—PCMAG, 21 May 2024
Jenner’s work was rapidly taken up in Europe and America.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2024
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