What is another word for take up?
2038 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ tˈe͡ɪk ˈʌp], [ tˈeɪk ˈʌp], [ t_ˈeɪ_k ˈʌ_p]
"Take up" is a common phrasal verb meaning to start or begin something. Some common synonyms for "take up" include initiate, embark on, start, commence, launch, begin, start up, and kick off. These synonyms convey the same idea of starting something new or delving into a new activity or project. However, some synonyms may also carry slightly different connotations, such as initiate and launch, which suggest a more formal or planned beginning, compared to start or begin, which can also be used for a more casual or spontaneous opening. No matter which synonym is used, all imply a fresh start or a newfound interest in something.
Synonyms for Take up:
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• act- DO ,
- accomplish ,
- achieve ,
- carry out ,
- consummate ,
- cook ,
- create ,
- develop ,
- enforce ,
- execute ,
- function ,
- go about ,
- intrude ,
- knock off ,
- labor ,
- maneuver ,
- officiate ,
- perpetrate ,
- persevere ,
- persist ,
- preside ,
- pursue ,
- respond ,
- serve ,
- work out .
- apply oneself to ,
- attend to ,
- concentrate on ,
- devote oneself to ,
- dig ,
- focus on ,
- give ,
- go at ,
- go for ,
- hammer away ,
- have a go at ,
- have at ,
- knuckle down to ,
- peg away ,
- pitch into ,
- plug away at ,
- take care of ,
- throw oneself into ,
- try ,
- turn .
- adapt ,
- affiliate ,
- affirm ,
- appropriate ,
- approve ,
- assent ,
- endorse ,
- go down the line ,
- imitate ,
- maintain ,
- mimic ,
- opt ,
- ratify ,
- support ,
- tap ,
- use ,
- utilize .
- dry .
- appoint ,
- co-opt ,
- crave ,
- cull ,
- designate ,
- desire ,
- determine ,
- excerpt ,
- extract ,
- fancy ,
- favor ,
- finger ,
- glean ,
- judge ,
- love ,
- name ,
- predestine ,
- prefer ,
- separate ,
- sort ,
- tab ,
- tag ,
- want ,
- weigh ,
- wish for .
- arise ,
- come into being ,
- come into existence ,
- get cracking ,
- get one's feet wet ,
- get show on road ,
- hit the ground running ,
- jump into ,
- start the ball rolling .
- Meditated ,
- Perpend ,
- Scanned ,
- allow for ,
- allowed for ,
- allowing for ,
- allows for ,
- assent to ,
- assented to ,
- assenting to ,
- assents to ,
- chew over ,
- chewed over ,
- chewing over ,
- chews over ,
- de liberate ,
- de liberated ,
- de liberates ,
- de liberating ,
- de-liberate ,
- de-liberated ,
- de-liberates ,
- de-liberating ,
- dream of ,
- dreamed of ,
- dreaming of ,
- dreams of ,
- dreamt of ,
- ex cogitate ,
- ex cogitated ,
- ex cogitates ,
- ex cogitating ,
- ex-cogitate ,
- ex-cogitated ,
- ex-cogitates ,
- ex-cogitating ,
- flirt with ,
- flirted with ,
- flirting with ,
- flirts with ,
- in spect ,
- in spects ,
- in-spect ,
- in-spects ,
- keep in mind ,
- keep mind ,
- keeping in mind ,
- keeping mind ,
- keeps in mind ,
- keeps mind ,
- kept in mind ,
- kept mind ,
- looked at ,
- looking at ,
- looks at ,
- mull over ,
- mulled over ,
- mulling over ,
- mulls over ,
- perpended ,
- perpending ,
- perpends ,
- provide for ,
- provided for ,
- provides for ,
- providing for ,
- re cognize ,
- re cognized ,
- re cognizes ,
- re cognizing ,
- re gards ,
- re-cognized ,
- re-cognizing ,
- re-gard ,
- reckon with ,
- reckoned with ,
- reckoning with ,
- reckons with ,
- reflects ,
- revolve ,
- revolved ,
- saw about ,
- scanning ,
- see about ,
- seeing about ,
- sees about ,
- subscribed to ,
- subscribes to ,
- subscribing to ,
- take in to account ,
- take under advisement ,
- takes into account ,
- takes under advisement ,
- taking under advisement ,
- think out ,
- think over ,
- thinking out ,
- thinking over ,
- thinks out ,
- thinks over ,
- thought out ,
- thought over ,
- took under advisement ,
- tossed around ,
- tosses around ,
- tossing around ,
- tost around .
- Re-store ,
- began over ,
- began where left off ,
- began where one left off ,
- begin where left off ,
- beginning over ,
- beginning where left off ,
- beginning where one left off ,
- begins over ,
- begins where left off ,
- begins where one left off ,
- carried over ,
- carries over ,
- carrying over ,
- goes on with ,
- going on with ,
- going with ,
- re capitulate ,
- re capitulated ,
- re capitulates ,
- re capitulating ,
- re commence ,
- re commenced ,
- re commences ,
- re commencing ,
- re establish ,
- re established ,
- re establishes ,
- re establishing ,
- re instate ,
- re instated ,
- re instates ,
- re instating ,
- re institute ,
- re instituted ,
- re institutes ,
- re instituting ,
- re new ,
- re news ,
- re store ,
- re stored ,
- re stores ,
- re storing ,
- re-capitulate ,
- re-capitulated ,
- re-capitulates ,
- re-capitulating ,
- re-commence ,
- re-commenced ,
- re-commences ,
- re-commencing ,
- re-instate ,
- re-instated ,
- re-instates ,
- re-instating ,
- re-institute ,
- re-instituted ,
- re-institutes ,
- re-instituting ,
- re-new ,
- re-news ,
- re-stored ,
- re-stores ,
- re-storing ,
- reinstitutes ,
- went on with .
- Altercated ,
- Altercating ,
- Discept ,
- Dissert ,
- Mooted ,
- Mooting ,
- altercate ,
- altercates ,
- bounce off ,
- bounced off ,
- bounces off ,
- bouncing off ,
- compare notes ,
- compared notes ,
- compares notes ,
- comparing notes ,
- consult with ,
- consulted with ,
- consulting with ,
- consults with ,
- de bate ,
- de bated ,
- de bates ,
- de bating ,
- de scant ,
- de scanted ,
- de scanting ,
- de scants ,
- de-bate ,
- de-bated ,
- de-bates ,
- de-bating ,
- de-scant ,
- de-scanted ,
- de-scanting ,
- de-scants ,
- dis cept ,
- dis cuss ,
- dis cussed ,
- dis cusses ,
- dis cussing ,
- dis sert ,
- dis-cept ,
- dis-cuss ,
- dis-cussed ,
- dis-cusses ,
- dis-cussing ,
- dis-sert ,
- discepted ,
- discepting ,
- discepts ,
- discourse about ,
- discoursed about ,
- discourses about ,
- discoursing about ,
- dissertate ,
- dissertated ,
- dissertates ,
- dissertating ,
- disserted ,
- disserting ,
- disserts ,
- ex plain ,
- ex plained ,
- ex plaining ,
- ex plains ,
- ex-plain ,
- ex-plained ,
- ex-plaining ,
- ex-plains ,
- exchange views on ,
- exchanged views on ,
- exchanges views on ,
- exchanging views on ,
- get together ,
- groupthink ,
- groupthinked ,
- groupthinking ,
- groupthinks ,
- hash over ,
- hashed over ,
- hashes over ,
- hashing over ,
- held forth ,
- hold forth ,
- holding forth ,
- holds forth ,
- kick about ,
- kicked about ,
- kicking about ,
- kicks about ,
- knock around ,
- moot ,
- moots ,
- put heads together ,
- puts heads together ,
- putting heads together ,
- re view ,
- re viewed ,
- re viewing ,
- re views ,
- re-view ,
- re-viewed ,
- re-views ,
- reason about ,
- reasoned about ,
- reasoning about ,
- reasons about ,
- thrash out ,
- thrashed out ,
- thrashes out ,
- thrashing out .
- act .
- Stilting ,
- fetched up ,
- fetches up ,
- fetching up ,
- hiked up ,
- hikes up ,
- hiking up ,
- jacked up ,
- jacking up ,
- jacks up ,
- pyramidded ,
- pyramidding ,
- shoots up ,
- up lift ,
- up lifted ,
- up lifting ,
- up lifts ,
- up-lift ,
- up-lifted ,
- up-lifting ,
- up-lifts .
- avail of ,
- avail oneself of ,
- availed of ,
- availed oneself of ,
- availing of ,
- availing oneself of ,
- avails of ,
- avails oneself of ,
- gat in to ,
- gat into ,
- get in to ,
- gets in to ,
- gets into ,
- getting in to ,
- getting into ,
- got in to ,
- got into ,
- gotten in to ,
- gotten into ,
- made use of ,
- make use of ,
- makes use of ,
- making use of ,
- subsumed ,
- took advantage of .
- be stow ,
- be stowed ,
- be stowing ,
- be stows ,
- be-stow ,
- be-stowed ,
- be-stowing ,
- be-stows ,
- bring bear ,
- keep busy ,
- keeping busy ,
- keeps busy ,
- kept busy ,
- put use ,
- puts to use ,
- puts use ,
- putting to use ,
- putting use ,
- used up ,
- uses up ,
- using up .
- Busied ,
- Busying ,
- am hung ,
- are hung ,
- art hung ,
- be hung ,
- be witch ,
- be witched ,
- be witches ,
- be witching ,
- be-witch ,
- be-witched ,
- be-witches ,
- be-witching ,
- became lost ,
- become lost ,
- becomes lost ,
- becoming lost ,
- being hung ,
- busies ,
- hog ,
- is hung ,
- pre occupied ,
- pre occupies ,
- pre occupy ,
- pre occupying ,
- pre-occupied ,
- pre-occupies ,
- pre-occupy ,
- pre-occupying ,
- sew up ,
- sewed up ,
- sewing up ,
- sews up ,
- up on ,
- upped on ,
- upping on ,
- ups on ,
- was hung ,
- wast hung ,
- were hung ,
- wert hung .
- became member ,
- becomes member ,
- becoming member ,
- gat oneself in to ,
- gat oneself into ,
- get oneself in to ,
- gets oneself in to ,
- gets oneself into ,
- getting oneself in to ,
- getting oneself into ,
- got oneself in to ,
- got oneself into ,
- gotten oneself in to ,
- gotten oneself into ,
- joining up ,
- participates in ,
- participating in ,
- sets out on ,
- setting out on ,
- signs on ,
- sub scribe ,
- sub scribed ,
- sub scribes ,
- sub scribing ,
- sub-scribed ,
- sub-scribes ,
- sub-scribing .
- de fend ,
- de fended ,
- de fending ,
- de fends ,
- de-fend ,
- de-fended ,
- de-fending ,
- de-fends ,
- stand behind ,
- standing behind ,
- stands behind ,
- stood behind .
- Shoaled ,
- Shoaling ,
- Stoppering ,
- brim over ,
- brimmed over ,
- brimming over ,
- brims over ,
- bulged out ,
- bulges out ,
- bulging out ,
- dis charge ,
- dis charged ,
- dis charges ,
- dis charging ,
- dis patch ,
- dis patched ,
- dis patches ,
- dis patching ,
- dis tend ,
- dis tended ,
- dis tending ,
- dis tends ,
- dis tribute ,
- dis tributes ,
- dis-charge ,
- dis-charged ,
- dis-charges ,
- dis-charging ,
- dis-patch ,
- dis-patched ,
- dis-patches ,
- dis-patching ,
- dis-tend ,
- dis-tended ,
- dis-tending ,
- dis-tends ,
- dis-tribute ,
- dis-tributes ,
- filled ,
- filling ,
- glut ,
- jam pack ,
- jampack ,
- over flow ,
- over flowed ,
- over flowing ,
- over flown ,
- over flows ,
- over spread ,
- over spreading ,
- over spreads ,
- over-flow ,
- over-flowed ,
- over-flowing ,
- over-flown ,
- over-flows ,
- over-spread ,
- over-spreading ,
- over-spreads ,
- overspreading ,
- overspreads ,
- pack like sardines ,
- packed like sardines ,
- packing like sardines ,
- packs like sardines ,
- pervades ,
- puff up ,
- puffing up ,
- puffs up ,
- pump up ,
- pumped up ,
- pumping up ,
- pumps up ,
- rammed in ,
- ramming in ,
- rams in ,
- re plenish ,
- re plenished ,
- re plenishes ,
- re plenishing ,
- re-plenish ,
- re-plenished ,
- re-plenishes ,
- re-plenishing ,
- stoppered ,
- top off ,
- topped off ,
- topping off ,
- tops off .
- pry .
- am absorbed in ,
- are absorbed in ,
- art absorbed in ,
- being absorbed in ,
- go in to ,
- gotten involved with ,
- is absorbed in ,
- take up on oneself ,
- takes upon oneself ,
- taking up on oneself ,
- took up on oneself ,
- took upon oneself ,
- was absorbed in ,
- wert absorbed in .
- Initiating ,
- Instate ,
- break ice ,
- come with ,
- gat ball rolling ,
- gat under way ,
- get ball rolling ,
- get feet wet ,
- get under way ,
- gets ball rolling ,
- gets under way ,
- getting ball rolling ,
- getting under way ,
- got ball rolling ,
- got under way ,
- gotten ball rolling ,
- gotten under way ,
- in duct ,
- in ducted ,
- in ducting ,
- in ducts ,
- in stalled ,
- in stalling ,
- in vest ,
- in vested ,
- in vests ,
- in-duct ,
- in-ducted ,
- in-ducting ,
- in-ducts ,
- in-stall ,
- in-stalled ,
- in-stalling ,
- in-vest ,
- in-vested ,
- in-vesting ,
- in-vests ,
- intro ,
- introed ,
- introes ,
- introing ,
- set in motion ,
- set motion ,
- sets in motion ,
- sets motion ,
- setting in motion ,
- setting motion ,
- trigger ,
- triggering ,
- triggers ,
- usher in ,
- ushered in ,
- ushering in ,
- ushers in .
- Hefted ,
- Hefting ,
- Soared ,
- bare aloft ,
- beared aloft ,
- bearing aloft ,
- bears aloft ,
- bore aloft ,
- dis appear ,
- dis appeared ,
- dis appearing ,
- dis appears ,
- dis perse ,
- dis-appear ,
- dis-appeared ,
- dis-appearing ,
- dis-appears ,
- dis-perse ,
- goose ,
- goosed ,
- gooses ,
- goosing ,
- heft ,
- hefts ,
- jump up ,
- jumped up ,
- jumping up ,
- jumps up ,
- move up ,
- moved up ,
- moves up ,
- moving up ,
- raise high ,
- raised high ,
- raises high ,
- raising high ,
- up heave ,
- up heaved ,
- up heaves ,
- up heaving ,
- up hove ,
- up-heave ,
- up-heaved ,
- up-heaves ,
- up-heaving ,
- up-hove ,
- upheave ,
- upheaved ,
- upheaves ,
- upheaving ,
- uphove .
- rear .
- Patenting ,
- bogart ,
- bogarted ,
- bogarting ,
- bogarts ,
- copyright ,
- copyrighted ,
- copyrighting ,
- copyrights ,
- corner market ,
- corner the market ,
- cornered market ,
- cornered the market ,
- cornering market ,
- cornering the market ,
- corners market ,
- corners the market ,
- exercise control ,
- exercised control ,
- exercises control ,
- exercising control ,
- keep oneself ,
- keeping oneself ,
- keeping to oneself ,
- keeps oneself ,
- keeps to oneself ,
- kept oneself ,
- kept to oneself ,
- locked up ,
- locking up ,
- own exclusively ,
- owned exclusively ,
- owning exclusively ,
- owns exclusively ,
- patented ,
- re strain ,
- re strained ,
- re straining ,
- re strains ,
- re-strain ,
- re-strained ,
- re-straining ,
- re-strains ,
- sat on ,
- sate on ,
- sits on ,
- syndicated ,
- syndicating .
- am active with ,
- am command ,
- am concerned with ,
- am established ,
- am in command ,
- am residence ,
- are active with ,
- are command ,
- are concerned with ,
- are established ,
- are in command ,
- are in residence ,
- are residence ,
- art active with ,
- art command ,
- art concerned with ,
- art in command ,
- art in residence ,
- art residence ,
- be command ,
- be residence ,
- being active with ,
- being command ,
- being concerned with ,
- being established ,
- being in command ,
- being in residence ,
- being residence ,
- held attention ,
- holding attention ,
- holds attention ,
- in habit ,
- in habited ,
- in habiting ,
- in habits ,
- in-habit ,
- in-habited ,
- in-habiting ,
- in-habits ,
- is active with ,
- is command ,
- is concerned with ,
- is established ,
- is in command ,
- is in residence ,
- is residence ,
- re main ,
- re mained ,
- re maining ,
- re mains ,
- re-main ,
- re-mains ,
- was active with ,
- was command ,
- was concerned with ,
- was in command ,
- was in residence ,
- was residence ,
- wast active with ,
- wast command ,
- wast concerned with ,
- wast established ,
- wast in command ,
- wast in residence ,
- wast residence ,
- were active with ,
- were command ,
- were concerned with ,
- were established ,
- were in command ,
- were in residence ,
- were residence ,
- wert active with ,
- wert command ,
- wert concerned with ,
- wert established ,
- wert in command ,
- wert in residence ,
- wert residence .
- gat better ,
- gat well ,
- get better ,
- get well ,
- gets better ,
- gets well ,
- getting better ,
- getting well ,
- got better ,
- got well ,
- gotten better ,
- gotten well ,
- in crease ,
- in creases ,
- in creasing ,
- in-crease ,
- in-creased ,
- in-creases ,
- made a comeback ,
- made comeback ,
- make a comeback ,
- make comeback ,
- makes a comeback ,
- makes comeback ,
- making a comeback ,
- making comeback ,
- picked up ,
- re cover ,
- re covered ,
- re covering ,
- re-cover ,
- re-covered ,
- re-covering ,
- re-covers .
- dis engage ,
- dis engaged ,
- dis engages ,
- dis engaging ,
- dis join ,
- dis joined ,
- dis joining ,
- dis joins ,
- dis-engage ,
- dis-engaged ,
- dis-engages ,
- dis-engaging ,
- dis-join ,
- dis-joined ,
- dis-joining ,
- dis-joins ,
- ex tort ,
- ex torts ,
- ex-tort ,
- ex-torts ,
- lever ,
- levered ,
- levering .
- Copped ,
- copping ,
- dealing in ,
- deals in ,
- dealt in ,
- gat hold of ,
- gets hold of ,
- getting hold of ,
- go shopping ,
- goes shopping ,
- going shopping ,
- got hold of ,
- gotten hold of ,
- made a buy ,
- made a purchase ,
- made buy ,
- made purchase ,
- make a buy ,
- make a purchase ,
- make buy ,
- make purchase ,
- makes a buy ,
- makes a purchase ,
- makes buy ,
- makes purchase ,
- making a buy ,
- making a purchase ,
- making buy ,
- making purchase ,
- paid for ,
- pay for ,
- payed for ,
- paying for ,
- pays for ,
- pro cure ,
- pro cured ,
- pro cures ,
- pro curing ,
- pro-cure ,
- pro-cured ,
- pro-cures ,
- pro-curing ,
- re deem ,
- re deemed ,
- re deeming ,
- re-deem ,
- re-deeming ,
- re-deems ,
- shop for ,
- shopped for ,
- shopping ,
- shopping for ,
- shops for ,
- went shopping .
- jack ,
- lift up ,
- lifted up ,
- lifting up ,
- lifts up ,
- place up ,
- placed up ,
- places up ,
- placing up ,
- pro moting ,
- pro-mote ,
- pro-motes ,
- pro-moting ,
- put its end ,
- put on its end ,
- puts its end ,
- puts on its end ,
- putting its end ,
- putting on its end ,
- ran up ,
- run up ,
- running up ,
- runs up ,
- set upright ,
- sets upright ,
- setting upright ,
- stand up ,
- standing up ,
- stands up ,
- stood up ,
- up cast ,
- up casting ,
- up casts ,
- up-cast ,
- up-casting ,
- up-casts ,
- upcast ,
- upcasting ,
- upcasts .
- benefit by ,
- benefited by ,
- benefiting by ,
- benefits by ,
- bring in to play ,
- de vote ,
- de voted ,
- de votes ,
- de voting ,
- de-vote ,
- de-voted ,
- de-votes ,
- de-voting ,
- fall back on ,
- falling back on ,
- falls back on ,
- fell back on ,
- goes to ,
- going to ,
- head for ,
- headed for ,
- heading for ,
- heads for ,
- look to ,
- looked to ,
- looking to ,
- looks to ,
- re curred ,
- re curring ,
- re pair ,
- re paired ,
- re pairing ,
- re pairs ,
- re sort ,
- re sorted ,
- re sorting ,
- re sorts ,
- re-curred ,
- re-curring ,
- re-pair ,
- re-paired ,
- re-pairing ,
- re-pairs ,
- re-sort ,
- re-sorted ,
- re-sorting ,
- re-sorts ,
- recur to ,
- recurred to ,
- recurring to ,
- recurs to ,
- refer to ,
- referred to ,
- referring to ,
- refers to ,
- went to .
- assumed again ,
- assumes again ,
- assuming again ,
- keeping on ,
- keeps on ,
- kept on ,
- occupied again ,
- occupies again ,
- occupying again ,
- re assume ,
- re assumed ,
- re assumes ,
- re assuming ,
- re coup ,
- re couped ,
- re couping ,
- re coups ,
- re gain ,
- re gained ,
- re gaining ,
- re gains ,
- re occupied ,
- re occupies ,
- re occupy ,
- re occupying ,
- re possess ,
- re possessed ,
- re possesses ,
- re possessing ,
- re take ,
- re taken ,
- re takes ,
- re taking ,
- re took ,
- re-assume ,
- re-assumed ,
- re-assumes ,
- re-assuming ,
- re-coup ,
- re-couped ,
- re-couping ,
- re-coups ,
- re-gain ,
- re-gained ,
- re-gaining ,
- re-gains ,
- re-occupied ,
- re-occupies ,
- re-occupy ,
- re-occupying ,
- re-possess ,
- re-possessed ,
- re-possesses ,
- re-possessing ,
- re-take ,
- re-taken ,
- re-takes ,
- re-taking ,
- re-took .
- clears away ,
- digged out ,
- digging out ,
- digs out ,
- dug out ,
- ex cavate ,
- ex-cavate ,
- re move ,
- re moved ,
- re moving ,
- re-move ,
- re-moves ,
- re-moving ,
- sweeping away ,
- sweeping up ,
- sweeps away ,
- sweeps up ,
- swept up .
- Lasted ,
- am located ,
- am situated ,
- am valid ,
- are located ,
- are situated ,
- are valid ,
- art located ,
- art situated ,
- art valid ,
- be located ,
- be long ,
- be longed ,
- be longing ,
- be longs ,
- be situated ,
- be valid ,
- be-long ,
- be-longed ,
- be-longing ,
- be-longs ,
- being located ,
- being situated ,
- being valid ,
- is located ,
- is situated ,
- is valid ,
- pre vail ,
- pre vailed ,
- pre vailing ,
- pre vails ,
- pre-vail ,
- pre-vailed ,
- pre-vails ,
- re sting ,
- re-sting ,
- was located ,
- was situated ,
- was valid ,
- wast located ,
- wast situated ,
- wast valid ,
- were located ,
- were situated ,
- were valid ,
- wert located ,
- wert situated ,
- wert valid .
- applied oneself ,
- applies oneself ,
- applying oneself ,
- banged away at ,
- banging away at ,
- bangs away at ,
- come grips with ,
- gave a try ,
- gave a whirl ,
- gave try ,
- gave whirl ,
- give try ,
- give whirl ,
- gives a try ,
- gives a whirl ,
- gives try ,
- gives whirl ,
- giving a try ,
- giving a whirl ,
- giving try ,
- giving whirl ,
- made a run at ,
- made run at ,
- make run at ,
- makes a run at ,
- makes run at ,
- making a run at ,
- making run at ,
- squares off ,
- take hand ,
- take shot at ,
- takes a shot at ,
- takes hand ,
- takes in hand ,
- takes shot at ,
- taking a shot at ,
- taking hand ,
- taking in hand ,
- taking shot at ,
- took a shot at ,
- took hand ,
- took in hand ,
- took shot at ,
- tried for size ,
- tried on for size ,
- tries for size ,
- tries on for size ,
- trying for size ,
- trying on for size ,
- turn hand to ,
- turn one hand to ,
- turn ones hand to ,
- turned hand to ,
- turned one hand to ,
- turned one's hand to ,
- turned ones hand to ,
- turning hand to ,
- turning one hand to ,
- turning one's hand to ,
- turning ones hand to ,
- turns hand to ,
- turns one hand to ,
- turns one's hand to ,
- turns ones hand to ,
- works on ,
- wrought on .
- addressed oneself to ,
- addresses oneself to ,
- addresses to ,
- addressing oneself to ,
- addressing to ,
- addrest oneself to ,
- addrest to ,
- agree do ,
- agreed do ,
- agreed to do ,
- agreeing do ,
- agreeing to do ,
- agrees do ,
- agrees to do ,
- be came ,
- be come ,
- be comes ,
- be-came ,
- be-come ,
- be-comes ,
- be-coming ,
- came have ,
- came to have ,
- come have ,
- comes have ,
- comes to have ,
- coming have ,
- coming to have ,
- re tain ,
- re tains ,
- re-tain ,
- re-tains ,
- takes up on oneself ,
- taking upon oneself .
- Upbear ,
- Upheld ,
- held end ,
- held one end ,
- held one's end ,
- held ones end ,
- held to ,
- held up end ,
- held up one end ,
- held up one's end ,
- held up ones end ,
- hold end ,
- hold one end ,
- hold one's end ,
- hold ones end ,
- hold to ,
- hold up end ,
- hold up one end ,
- hold up one's end ,
- hold up ones end ,
- holding end ,
- holding one end ,
- holding one's end ,
- holding ones end ,
- holding to ,
- holding up end ,
- holding up one end ,
- holding up one's end ,
- holding up ones end ,
- holds end ,
- holds one end ,
- holds one's end ,
- holds ones end ,
- holds to ,
- holds up end ,
- holds up one end ,
- holds up one's end ,
- holds up ones end ,
- shore up ,
- shored up ,
- shores up ,
- shoring up ,
- side with ,
- sided with ,
- sides with ,
- siding with ,
- stand by ,
- standing by ,
- stands by ,
- stick by ,
- stick for ,
- stick up for ,
- sticked by ,
- sticked for ,
- sticked up for ,
- sticking by ,
- sticking for ,
- sticking up for ,
- sticks by ,
- sticks for ,
- sticks up for ,
- stood by ,
- stuck by ,
- stuck for ,
- stuck up for ,
- up bear ,
- up bearing ,
- up bears ,
- up bore ,
- up borne ,
- up held ,
- up hold ,
- up holding ,
- up holds ,
- up-bear ,
- up-bearing ,
- up-bears ,
- up-bore ,
- up-borne ,
- up-held ,
- up-hold ,
- up-holding ,
- up-holds ,
- upbearing ,
- upbears ,
- upbore ,
- upborne .
- bring in to open ,
- bring in to the open ,
- bring into open ,
- bring into the open ,
- bringing in to open ,
- bringing in to the open ,
- bringing into open ,
- bringing into the open ,
- brings in to open ,
- brings in to the open ,
- brings into open ,
- brings into the open ,
- brought in to open ,
- brought in to the open ,
- brought into open ,
- brought into the open ,
- dis course ,
- dis coursed ,
- dis courses ,
- dis coursing ,
- dis-course ,
- dis-coursed ,
- dis-courses ,
- dis-coursing ,
- ex press ,
- ex pressed ,
- ex pressing ,
- ex-press ,
- ex-pressing ,
- intro duce ,
- intro duces ,
- intro-duce ,
- intro-duces ,
- talk about ,
- talk of ,
- talk over ,
- talked about ,
- talked of ,
- talked over ,
- talking about ,
- talking of ,
- talking over ,
- talks about ,
- talks of ,
- talks over ,
- thresh out ,
- threshed out ,
- threshes out ,
- threshing out ,
- ventilate ,
- ventilated .
Other synonyms:
- burst into ,
- dive in ,
- enter on ,
- get about ,
- get around to ,
- hoe in ,
- jump-start ,
- launch into ,
- leap in ,
- plunge in ,
- start on .
- attack .
- meet .
- set .
- Uprear ,
- buy into ,
- contest ,
- digest ,
- embark ,
- get down to ,
- go into ,
- go to ,
- heave ,
- hoist ,
- plunge into ,
- raise ,
- reopen ,
- rock and roll ,
- set-to ,
- start-off ,
- turn to ,
- upraise ,
- weigh into .
- boost ,
- continue ,
- defend ,
- elevate ,
- follow up ,
- get to ,
- inaugurate ,
- launch ,
- lift ,
- take to ,
- tear into ,
- treat ,
- uphold ,
- uplift .
Other relevant words:
- COD ,
- HIT ,
- Wet nurse ,
- absorb ,
- accept ,
- acquire ,
- admit ,
- adopt ,
- adsorb ,
- affect ,
- aim ,
- arrogate ,
- ask ,
- assimilate ,
- assume ,
- attain ,
- attract ,
- bear ,
- befool ,
- begin ,
- best ,
- blow ,
- bootlick ,
- borrow ,
- breastfeed ,
- bring ,
- bring in ,
- bug out ,
- bulge ,
- bulge out ,
- buy out ,
- buy up ,
- call for ,
- carry ,
- cast ,
- catch ,
- catch on ,
- chance on ,
- chance upon ,
- charter ,
- chemisorb ,
- choose ,
- claim ,
- clear ,
- coin ,
- collect ,
- collide with ,
- come across ,
- come out ,
- come to ,
- come upon ,
- commence ,
- conduct ,
- consider ,
- consume ,
- contain ,
- contract ,
- convey ,
- cozy up ,
- crane ,
- deal ,
- delineate ,
- demand ,
- depart ,
- depict ,
- describe ,
- direct ,
- discover ,
- disembowel ,
- don ,
- drag ,
- dramatise ,
- dramatize ,
- draw ,
- draw and quarter ,
- draw in ,
- draw off ,
- drink ,
- drink in ,
- drink up ,
- drive ,
- dupe ,
- earn ,
- embark on ,
- embrace ,
- engage ,
- engross ,
- engulf ,
- espouse ,
- eviscerate ,
- exact ,
- excise ,
- exhaust ,
- expunge ,
- fall ,
- fall upon ,
- fasten on ,
- fawn ,
- feign ,
- fellate ,
- fill ,
- film ,
- follow ,
- fool ,
- force ,
- gain ,
- gather in ,
- get ,
- get down ,
- get going ,
- get hold of ,
- get into ,
- get it ,
- get onto ,
- get out ,
- get wise ,
- give suck ,
- go ,
- go down on ,
- guide ,
- gull ,
- happen upon ,
- have ,
- heighten ,
- hire ,
- hold ,
- hook on ,
- imbibe ,
- immerse ,
- impinge on ,
- impress ,
- ingest ,
- initiate ,
- invite ,
- involve ,
- jump ,
- kotow ,
- kowtow ,
- latch on ,
- lead ,
- lead off ,
- learn ,
- lease ,
- lift out ,
- light upon ,
- line ,
- look at ,
- make ,
- mint ,
- move ,
- necessitate ,
- need ,
- nurse ,
- occupy ,
- originate ,
- outdo ,
- outflank ,
- overhear ,
- pack ,
- part ,
- pick out ,
- pick up ,
- play up ,
- plunge ,
- pop ,
- pop out ,
- postulate ,
- presume ,
- protrude ,
- puff ,
- pull ,
- pull back ,
- pull in ,
- pull out ,
- put on ,
- put one across ,
- put one over ,
- quarter ,
- read ,
- realise ,
- realize ,
- reap ,
- receive ,
- relieve ,
- remove ,
- rent ,
- repeat ,
- require ,
- restart ,
- resume ,
- run ,
- run into ,
- scoop ,
- scoop out ,
- scoop up ,
- scratch ,
- see ,
- seize ,
- seize on ,
- select ,
- set about ,
- set forth ,
- set off ,
- set out ,
- sham ,
- shine ,
- shine up ,
- shoot ,
- sidle up ,
- simulate ,
- slang ,
- soak up ,
- sop up ,
- sorb ,
- start ,
- start out ,
- start up ,
- startle ,
- steep ,
- strickle ,
- strike ,
- string ,
- study ,
- submit ,
- subscribe ,
- subscribe to ,
- suck in ,
- suck up ,
- suckle ,
- sum up ,
- summarise ,
- summarize ,
- swallow up ,
- sweep up ,
- take ,
- take aim ,
- take away ,
- take for granted ,
- take in ,
- take off ,
- take on ,
- take out ,
- take over ,
- thread ,
- tie ,
- toady ,
- trace ,
- train ,
- truckle ,
- trump ,
- tumble ,
- twig ,
- use up ,
- usurp ,
- view ,
- walk out ,
- watch ,
- wear ,
- withdraw .
- Maneuvered ,
- Operated ,
- Perking ,
- Perpetrated ,
- Persisted ,
- Responding ,
- do a number ,
- do one's thing ,
- functions ,
- get in there ,
- get there ,
- go for broke ,
- go for it ,
- go in for ,
- go that route ,
- go to town ,
- going about ,
- going for broke ,
- made progress ,
- make progress ,
- making progress ,
- moves ,
- operate ,
- perked ,
- practice ,
- take effect ,
- take part ,
- take steps ,
- take up ,
- takes steps ,
- taking part ,
- took part ,
- took steps ,
- transort .
- Coopt ,
- Extracting ,
- Slotted ,
- Slotting ,
- commit oneself ,
- decide on ,
- discriminate between ,
- draw lots ,
- drawing lots ,
- elect ,
- feel disposed to ,
- fix on ,
- make choice ,
- make decision ,
- make up mind ,
- make up one's mind ,
- making up one's mind ,
- opt for ,
- opting for ,
- opts for ,
- see fit ,
- set aside ,
- setting aside ,
- settle upon ,
- settled upon ,
- sift out ,
- sifting out ,
- single out ,
- singled out ,
- singling out ,
- slot ,
- tabbed ,
- tabbing ,
- will ,
- winnow ,
- winnowing ,
- wish .
- Recommence ,
- begin over ,
- begin where one left off ,
- carry over ,
- go on with ,
- go with ,
- re-establish ,
- re-established ,
- re-establishes ,
- re-establishing ,
- recapitulate ,
- recommenced ,
- recommences ,
- recommencing ,
- reinstitute ,
- reinstituted ,
- reinstituting ,
- return to ,
- returned to ,
- returning to ,
- returns to .
- Ramped ,
- Ramping ,
- elevated ,
- fetch up ,
- hike up ,
- jack up ,
- put up ,
- ramp ,
- shoot up ,
- shooting up ,
- shot up ,
- stilt ,
- stilts .
- become member ,
- enroll ,
- get oneself into ,
- join up ,
- joined up ,
- joins up ,
- participate in ,
- participated in ,
- set out on ,
- sign on ,
- sign up ,
- signed up ,
- signing on ,
- signing up ,
- signs up .
- Peopling ,
- Tenanting ,
- be active with ,
- be concerned with ,
- be established ,
- be in command ,
- be in residence ,
- ensconce ,
- hold attention ,
- live in ,
- lived in ,
- lives in ,
- living in ,
- peopled ,
- tenant ,
- tenanted ,
- was established .
- Bailed ,
- Bailing ,
- Ladled ,
- Ladling ,
- Spaded ,
- Spading ,
- clear away ,
- cleared away ,
- clearing away ,
- dig out ,
- ladle ,
- sweep away ,
- swept away .
- blot .
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How to use "Take up" in context?
1. What's the meaning of "take up"?
To "take up" is to pick up or to absorb completely. To "take up space" is to fill up the available space. To "take up time" is to consume or use up time.
2. To "take up" something means to consider it seriously and to decide to act on it. It can also mean to consider it valuable or important.
3. To "take up space" in a room or on a surface means to occupy a large amount of space.
Word of the Day
detacher
- Synonyms:
- divider, segregator, Detailer, Divorcer, Estranger, Isolator, severer.
