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Another word for take up

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Verb
  1. See also:

    take

© Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Another word for take up

Verb

  1. To begin

    See also:

    begin

  2. To raise

    See also:

    raise

  3. To shorten

    See also:

    decrease

  4. To occupy

    See also:

    use

    occupy

  5. To adopt as a cause

    See also:

    adopt

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Sentence Examples

  • No. But if I were trying to defend my honor, you'd be the one I would choose to take up there.

  • Maybe you should take up a hobby!

  • "Alright. Take up guard here," he said, moving away.

  • That's a ridiculous age to take up skiing!

  • "You haven't told me anything to make me want to take up the sport," Dean said as Edith emerged from the building.

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