How is “take up” used?

In The Grapes of Wrath (1940), one line is: “My grandpa took up this land 70 years ago!”

Which movie is “take up” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from The Grapes of Wrath (1940).

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My grandpa took up this land 70 years ago!

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)15:16

8 作品で登場 · 1 本目

take up

句動詞

to 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

70 本の映画に登場句動詞を再生

意味

オックスフォード映画の 50%
to fill or use an amount of space or time
オックスフォード映画の 15%
to learn or start to do sth, especially for pleasure
Maybe she'll take up pole dancing.
編集映画の 10%
to lift something or someone, or carry them to a higher place such as upstairs
オックスフォード映画の 10%
to start or begin sth such as a job

映画ではこう言う · 70 本

シーン全体で学ぶ

The Third Man1949

I, you, can't take anywhere
have what it takes
take as it comes
take it
take it from me
take it on yourself to do
can take it or leave it
take it lot out of
take some lot of doing
take that
take aback
take after

句動詞をもっと

add to
move over
care for
get down to
reach out to
get around
stick together
fight back
settle in
stand out
call for
do without

定義：Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 第 9 版