| VERB | change | take up | pursue or resume |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | take up, latch on, fasten on, hook on, seize on | adopt | |
| social | take up | turn one's interest to | |
| stative | take up | take up time or space | |
| social | take up, start | begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job | |
| possession | take up, adopt, borrow, take over | take up and practice as one's own | |
| motion | take up, assume, take, strike | occupy or take on | |
| contact | take up, sorb | take up a liquid / liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption | |
| contact | take up, scoop, scoop out, lift out, scoop up | take out or up with or as if with a scoop | |
| contact | take up, take in | accept | |
| contact | take up, absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in | take in, also metaphorically | |
| consumption | take up, take in, sop up, suck in | take up as if with a sponge | |
| change | take up, resume | return to a previous location or condition |
| Meaning | pursue or resume. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "take up a matter for consideration" | |
| Broader | embark, enter | Set out on (an enterprise or subject of study) |
| Spanish | retomar | |
| Meaning | Adopt. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "take up new ideas" | |
| Synonyms | latch on, fasten on, hook on, seize on | |
| Broader | espouse, embrace, adopt, sweep up | take up the cause, ideology / ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own |
| Catalan | agafar-se, fixar-se | |
| Meaning | Turn one's interest to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s VERB-ing | |
| Broader | turn | channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something |
| Spanish | dedicarse | |
| Catalan | començar a treballar, dedicar-se | |
| Meaning | take up time or space. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "take up the slack" | |
| Broader | occupy, fill | Occupy the whole of |
| Meaning | Begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Take up a position" | |
| Synonym | start | |
| Narrower | take office | assume an office, duty, or title |
| Spanish | comenzar, empezar, estrenar, iniciarse, iniciar, originar, partir | |
| Catalan | començar, donar començament, estrenar, iniciar-se, iniciar, originar | |
| Meaning | take up and practice as one's own. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
| Synonyms | adopt, borrow, take over | |
| Broader | accept, take, have | Receive willingly something given or offered |
| See also | take | receive willingly something given or offered |
| Spanish | adoptar, apropiarse | |
| Catalan | adoptar, apropiar-se, manllevar | |
| Meaning | Occupy or take on. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | assume, take, strike | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Similar to | fill, take, occupy | assume, as of positions or roles |
| Spanish | adquirir, tomar | |
| Catalan | adquirir, assumir | |
| Meaning | take up a liquid / liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | sorb | |
| Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
| Narrower | absorb | Become imbued |
| adsorb | accumulate (liquids / liquids or gases) on the surface | |
| chemisorb | take up a substance by chemisorption | |
| Broader | change state, turn | Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
| Meaning | take out or up with or as if with a scoop. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | scoop, scoop out, lift out, scoop up | |
| Narrower | dip | scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| See also | take | get into one's hands, take physically |
| Meaning | Accept. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | take in | |
| Narrower | fuel | take in fuel, as of a ship |
| Broader | receive, have | Get something |
| Spanish | abastecer, llenar, recoger | |
| Meaning | take in, also metaphorically. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in | |
| Narrower | blot | dry (ink) with blotting paper |
| sponge up | absorb as if with a sponge | |
| wipe up, mop up, mop | To wash or wipe with or as if with a mop | |
| Spanish | absorber | |
| Catalan | absorbir | |
| Meaning | take up as if with a sponge. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | take in, sop up, suck in | |
| Broader | consume, ingest, take in, take, have | Serve oneself to, or consume regularly |
| See also | take | serve oneself to, or consume regularly |
| Spanish | absorber, chupar, sorber | |
| Meaning | Return to a previous location or condition. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | resume | |
| Broader | change | Undergo a change |
| Spanish | reanudar, reiniciar, retomar | |
| Catalan | reiniciar, reprendre | |
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