take up with (Meaning)
take up with
a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises in completing a stitch, pick up, lift, to pay the amount of (as a note), to make a beginning where another has left off, to enter upon (something, such as a business, hobby, or subject of study), to accept or adopt as one's own, a device for winding photographic film on a reel, core, or spool, to make tighter or shorter, to accept or adopt for the purpose of assisting, to begin to occupy (land), to proceed to deal with, the action of taking up, to begin again or take over from another, to respond favorably to (a person offering a bet, challenge, proposal, etc.), to absorb or incorporate into itself, to pull up or in so as to tighten or to shorten, to gather from a number of sources, to engage vigorously in a defense or dispute, to begin to associate or consort with, to occupy entirely or exclusively, to establish oneself in, to begin to engage in, to begin to occupy, to become shortened, to become interested or absorbed in, to proceed to consider or deal with
Synonyms & Antonyms of take up with
Synonyms:
- travel
- mix
- pal (around)
- sort
- join
- relate
- rub shoulders (with)
- connect
- bond
- associate
- fall in with
- collaborate
- run
- company
Antonyms:
take up with Sentence Examples
- The new hobby of painting quickly took up most of Sarah's free time.
- The city decided to take up the issue of homelessness as a priority.
- The teacher urged the students to take up the challenge and complete the project.
- The musician took up the guitar at a young age and never put it down.
- The charity took up the cause of providing food for the underprivileged.
- The lawyer took up the case pro bono, believing in his client's innocence.
- The doctor took up the patient's unusual symptoms with great interest.
- The athlete took up distance running as a way to stay fit and healthy.
- The students took up the professor's offer to go on a study abroad trip.
- The government took up the issue of climate change as a matter of grave importance.
FAQs About the word take up with
a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises in completing a stitch, pick up, lift, to pay the amount of (as a note), to mak
travel, mix, pal (around), sort, join, relate, rub shoulders (with), connect, bond, associate
split (up),avoid, shun, divorce, break up, disperse, alienate, split, cold-shoulder,snub
The new hobby of painting quickly took up most of Sarah's free time.
The city decided to take up the issue of homelessness as a priority.
The teacher urged the students to take up the challenge and complete the project.
The musician took up the guitar at a young age and never put it down.
