take up for
take up for · takes up for · took up for · taken up for · taking up for
To support, as in an argumentTo support, as in an argument; to defend the stance or character of.
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1 sentencesCan you take this box up for me?
Meaning
1 sensesTo support, as in an argument; to defend the stance or character of.
Forms
takes up for, taking up for, took up for, taken up forirregular · Lesson
| Base form | take up for · to take up for |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | takes up for |
| Present participle | taking up for |
| Past simple | took up for |
| Past participle | taken up for |
Tenses
take up for · took up for · will take up for · have taken up forPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Phrasal verbs
19 phrasal verbs- take offзняти, зніматиснять, убратьabnehmenquitarseenlever, ôtertoglierezdjąćtirarTo remove.
- take inприютитьTo allow a person or an animal to live in one's home.acogerTo allow a person or an animal to live in one's home.accogliereTo allow a person or an animal to live in one's home.przygarnąćTo allow a person or an animal to live in one's home.acolherTo allow a person or an animal to live in one's home.To receive.
- take outприбирати, прибратиудалять, удалитьherausnehmensacarsortir, supprimercacciareusunąćçıkarmakTo escort someone on a date.tirarTo remove.
- take onприйматиприниматьeinbringencaricarenabyćaparecerTo acquire, bring in, or introduce.
- take awaywegnehmenTo remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.quitarTo remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.retirerTo remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.togliereTo remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.zabrać, zabieraćgötürmeklevar embora, retirarTo remove something and put it in a different place.
- take toTo adapt to; to learn, grasp or master.
- take overвзять на себя, брать на себяübernehmenapoderarsereprendreusurparetomar posse deTo assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force.
- take backвозвращать вTo cause (someone) to remember some past event or time.retirar, retractarseramenerTo cause (someone) to remember some past event or time.cofnąć, cofaćtrazer de voltaTo cause (someone) to remember some past event or time.To retract or withdraw (an earlier statement).
More 11
- take upпідніматиподниматьprendere, sollevareTo pick up.
- take downсниматьabnehmendescolgardécrocherTo remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.
- take forприймати, прийнятипринимать, принятьprendre, confondreTo consider mistakenly.To regard as.
- take withinformalTo take something and bring it along
- take apartTo dismantle something into its component pieces.
- take up withTo form a close relationship with (someone).
- take afterбути схожим на когось, нагадувати когосьбыть весь в кого-то, напоминать кому-то кого-тоnachgeratenparecerse atenir de, ressembler àbyć podobnym doçekmek, benzemekparecer-se comTo resemble (a parent or ancestor) in appearance or habit.
- take underTo bring to insolvency; to drive (a business) into financial distress.
- take againstTo stop liking or supporting someone; to become unfriendly towards.
- take acrossTo take (something) with oneself to a new place or situation; to transfer.
- take up forTo support, as in an argument; to defend the stance or character of.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.