viedä (ylös)
“I took her up to the bedroom.”
ryhtyä johonkin; alkaa tehdä jotain (harrastuksena, työnä)
“I've taken up French.”
ottaa puheenaiheeksi, käsiteltäväksi
“The parliament is expected to take the issue up next week.”
hyväksyä, ottaa vastaan (tarjous, haaste ym.)
“I wish my husband took up my offer to finally paint the house together.”
omaksua, ottaa tietty asenne jms.
“Do not take up that attitude with me, young lady!”
jatkaa (keskeytyksen jälkeen), ryhtyä uudelleen johonkin
“We took up where we had left off and got back together.”
“More and more people took up chanting the slogan.”
viedä (tilaa, energiaa jms.)
“My clothes don't take up much closet space.”
irrottaa, nostaa irti
“I took the floor boards up to make sure the mineral wool was dry.”
lyhentää (vaatetta)
“You can take that skirt up if you don't like it that long.”
“I took you up and I can bring you down, too!”
imeä kosteutta, ottaa t. absorboida jotakin
“The crops take up nitrogen from the soil.”