took up

VERB

begin or start again

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adopt assume commence continue embrace enter initiate open pick up renew reopen resume tackle undertake

WEAK

become involved in carry on engage in espouse follow through get off go on kick off proceed recommence restart set to start take on tee off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abstain cease close complete conclude end exclude finish forget halt leave neglect reject release stop

Example Sentences

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took up

She even took up some of his committee assignments, including appropriations.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

The clinic took up my claim, bringing a class-action lawsuit challenging the Army’s handling of discharge upgrade applications.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

Given the demands of this role, part of the reason Arsenal may have struggled against Brighton was that Bruno Guimaraes took up this holding midfield position instead of Lewis-Skelly.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

The eight years Darwin spent dismembering these tiny invertebrates at home took up more than 20 pages in Ms. Browne’s old version; they now receive barely four.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

A kid named Kevin had brought things back from a trip to Disney World and took up almost the whole Show-and-Tell time, wearing his Donald Duck hat and telling about the rides and stuff.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

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