take up - Meaning in Hindi

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take up - Meaning in Hindi

Definitions and Meaning of take up in English

take up verb

1. pursue or resume

   Example

   • "take up a matter for consideration"
2. return to a previous location or condition

   Synonyms

   resume

   Example

   • "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it"
3. adopt

   Synonyms

   fasten on, hook on, latch on, seize on

   Example

   • "take up new ideas"
4. take up as if with a sponge

   Synonyms

   sop up, suck in, take in

5. take out or up with or as if with a scoop

   Synonyms

   lift out, scoop out, scoop up, scoop

   Example

   • "scoop the sugar out of the container"
6. take in, also metaphorically

   Synonyms

   absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, suck, take in

   Examples

   • "She drew strength from the minister's words"
   • "The sponge absorbs water well"
7. take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption

   Synonyms

   sorb, sorb

8. accept

   Synonyms

   take in

   Example

   • "The cloth takes up the liquid"
9. occupy or take on

   Synonyms

   assume, strike, take

   Examples

   • "He assumes the lotus position"
   • "She took her seat on the stage"
   • "She took up her position behind the tree"
   • "strike a pose"
   • "We took our seats in the orchestra"
10. take up and practice as one's own

    Synonyms

    adopt, borrow, borrow, take over

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

    Synonyms

    start

    Examples

    • "start a new job"
    • "Take up a position"
12. turn one's interest to

    Example

    • "He took up herpetology at the age of fifty"
13. take up time or space

    Example

    • "take up the slack"

Synonyms of take up

• resume
• fasten on, hook on, latch on, seize on
• sop up, suck in, take in
• lift out, scoop, scoop out, scoop up
• absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in
• sorb
• take in
• assume, strike, take
• adopt, borrow, take over
• start

More matches for take up

noun 

verb 

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