took up with Antonyms
Strongest:
- bonded
- ran
- rubbed-shoulders-with-
- mingled
- joined
- was-friends-with
- connected
- collaborated
- associated
- hanged-around-or-out-
- related
- travelled
- fell-in-with
- mixed
- run
- traveled
Strong:
- companied
- kept-company-with-
- sorted
- cooperated
- linked
- befriended
- allied
- grouped
- tied
- attached
- hung-around-or-out-
- messed-around
- consociated
- got-along
- fraternized
- palled-around-
- hooked-up
- consorted
- got-on
- chummed
- hobnobbed
- coupled
- rubbed-elbows-with-
Weak:
Meaning of took up with
took 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
took up with Sentence Examples
- Emily took up running as a way to stay in shape.
- The new company took up a large space in the industrial park.
- The accident took up a significant portion of the evening news broadcast.
- After graduating, John took up residence in an apartment downtown.
- The infection took up root in her leg, requiring surgery.
- The government took up new measures to combat the spread of the virus.
- The child took up his toys and began to play.
- The band took up residence in a small town, planning their next album.
- The dispute took up several hours of the board meeting.
- The hobby took up all of her free time, leaving her little opportunity for anything else.
FAQs About the word took 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
bonded, ran, rubbed shoulders (with), mingled, joined, was friends with, connected, collaborated, associated, hanged (around or out)
shunned,avoided, split, severed, alienated, broke up, cold-shouldered, split (up),snubbed, dispersed
Emily took up running as a way to stay in shape.
The new company took up a large space in the industrial park.
The accident took up a significant portion of the evening news broadcast.
After graduating, John took up residence in an apartment downtown.
