take up
Phrasal verbto fill or use an amount of space or time; to learn or start to do sth, especially for pleasure; to lift something or someone, or carry them to a higher place such as upstairs; to start or begin sth such as a job
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Meaning
Oxford50% of films
to fill or use an amount of space or time
Oxford15% of films
to learn or start to do sth, especially for pleasure
Editorial10% of films
to lift something or someone, or carry them to a higher place such as upstairs
Oxford10% of films
to start or begin sth such as a job
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My grandpa took up this land 70 years ago!
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