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English to English verb
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pursue or resume |  | Example: take up a matter for consideration
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adopt | | Example: take up new ideas
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turn one's interest to | | Example: He took up herpetology at the age of fifty
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take up time or space | | Example: take up the slack
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begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job | | Example: Take up a position
start a new job
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take up and practice as one's own | | source: wordnet30
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occupy or take on | | Example: 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
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take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption | | source: wordnet30
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take out or up with or as if with a scoop | | Example: scoop the sugar out of the container
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accept | | Example: The cloth takes up the liquid
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take in, also metaphorically | | Example: The sponge absorbs water well
She drew strength from the minister's words
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take up as if with a sponge | | source: wordnet30
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return to a previous location or condition | | Example: The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it
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