take up

1. To lift; to raise.

   (transitive)To pick up.

   подниматьpodnimatʹ

   підніма́тиpidnimáty

2. (transitive)To remove (a ground or floor surface, including the bed of a road or the track of a railway).

   We're going to have to take up the floorboards.

3. (transitive)To absorb (a liquid), to soak up.

4. (transitive)To shorten (a garment), especially by hemming.

   If we take up the sleeves a bit, that shirt will look much better on you.

5. (transitive)To tighten or wind in (a rope, slack, etc.)

   The reel automatically took up the slack.

6. (transitive)To occupy; to consume (space or time).

   The books on finance take up three shelves.

   All my time is taken up with looking after the kids.

   take up time or space

7. (transitive)To take, to assume (one’s appointed or intended place).

   She took up her post at the foot of the stairs.

   take up as if with a sponge

8. To set about doing or dealing with (something).

   (transitive)To begin doing (an activity) on a regular basis.

   I’ve taken up knitting.

   I wish to take up mathematics.

   бра́тисяbrátysja

9. (transitive)To begin functioning in (a role or position), to assume (an office).

   He took up his post as assistant director last Friday.

   begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job

10. (transitive)To address or discuss (an issue).

    Let’s take this up with the manager.

11. (transitive)To accept, to adopt (a proposal, offer, request, cause, challenge, etc.).

12. (transitive)To accept (a proposal, offer, request, cause, challenge, etc.) from.

    Shall we take them up on their offer to help us move?

    приня́тьprinjátʹ

1. The sofa takes up too much room.

   Диван займає забагато місця. — hectorvk

   ruДиван занимает слишком много места. — odexed

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2. I'll take you up on that.

   deIch nehme dich beim Wort. — bonny37

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3. This desk takes up too much room.

   deDieser Tisch nimmt zu viel Platz ein. — xtofu80

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4. This table takes up too much space.

   ruЭтот стол занимает слишком много места. — marafon

   deDieser Tisch nimmt zu viel Platz weg. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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5. We'd better take up this issue immediately.

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irregular · Lesson

• take upпіднімати, братисяTo pick up.
• take offзняти, зніматиTo remove.
• take outприбрати, видалитиTo remove.
• take onвзяти, братиTo acquire, bring in, or introduce.
• take inпіднімати, братисяTo receive.
• take downпідвести, підводитиTo remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.
• take backвідкликати, згадуватиTo retract or withdraw (an earlier statement).
• take overперевищувати, перевершитиTo assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force.