take sth up

— Phrasal Verb with take

/teɪk/ verb [T] (past tense took, past participle taken)

Definition

ACTIVITY › to start doing a particular job or activity: I thought I might take up cycling.

TIME/SPACE › to use an amount of time or space: This desk takes up too much space.

(Definition of take sth up from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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