TAKE UP
1. To take up something (or take something up) is to start doing a particular, activity, job or hobby etc.
Examples of use:
- My grandmother has taken up knitting.
- I've recently taken up photography.
- You're good at writing stories. Why don't you take it up as a career?
- He took up stamp collecting when he was a boy.
2. To take up something (or take something up) is to shorten a piece of clothing, such as a dress or trousers.
Examples of use:
- My new trousers are too long - I need to take them up.
- My wedding dress had to be taken up 10cm.
- Your skirt is a bit long. Shall I take it up for you?
| infinitive | take up |
| present simple | take up and takes up |
| -ing form | taking up |
| past simple | took up |
| past participle | taken up |