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taken up
 
Adjective taken up has 1 sense
  1. haunted, obsessed, preoccupied, taken up - having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman"
    Antonym: unconcerned (indirect, via concerned)
Verb take up has 13 senses
  1. take up - pursue or resume; "take up a matter for consideration"
    --1 is one way to     embark, enter
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. take up, latch on, fasten on, hook on, seize on - adopt; "take up new ideas"
    --2 is one way to espouse, embrace, adopt, sweep up
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s PP
    => Somebody ----s something
  3. take up - turn one's interest to; "He took up herpetology at the age of fifty"
    --3 is one way to     turn
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s VERB-ing
  4. take up - take up time or space; "take up the slack"
    --4 is one way to     occupy, fill
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  5. start, take up - begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job; "Take up a position"; "start a new job"
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  6. adopt, borrow, take over, take up - take up and practice as one's own
    --6 is one way to accept, take, have
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s something from somebody
  7. assume, take, strike, take up - occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"
    --7 is one way to move
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  8. sorb, take up - take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
    --8 is one way to change state, turn
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  9. scoop, scoop out, lift out, scoop up, take up - take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container"
    --9 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  10. take in, take up - accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid"
    --10 is one way to receive, have
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  11. absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up - take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  12. take in, sop up, suck in, take up - take up as if with a sponge
    --12 is one way to consume, ingest, take in, take, have
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  13. resume, take up - return to a previous location or condition; "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it"
    --13 is one way to change
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
taken a back taken aback taken by taken for grantd taken for granted taken into consideration taken over taken to taken up taken with takened takeoff takeoff booster takeoff rocket takeoffs takeout takeout food

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