Taken Up — synonyms, definition

1. taken up (Adjective)

haunted obsessed preoccupied

taken up (Adjective) — Having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something. ex. "he was taken up in worry for the old woman"

2. taken up (Verb)

absorbed adopted assumed borrowed drawn fastened on hooked on imbibed latched on lifted out resumed scooped scooped out scooped up seized on soaked up sopped up sorbed started struck • • •

taken up (Verb) — Pursue or resume. ex. "take up a matter for consideration"

taken up (Verb) — Adopt. ex. "take up new ideas"

taken up (Verb) — Turn one's interest to. ex. "He took up herpetology at the age of fifty"

taken up (Verb) — Take up time or space. ex. "take up the slack"

taken up (Verb) — Begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job. ex. "Take up a position"

taken up (Verb) — Take up and practice as one's own.

taken up (Verb) — Occupy or take on. ex. "She took up her position behind the tree"

taken up (Verb) — (chemistry) take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption.

taken up (Verb) — Take out or up with or as if with a scoop.

taken up (Verb) — Accept. ex. "The cloth takes up the liquid"

taken up (Verb) — Take in, also metaphorically.

taken up (Verb) — Take up as if with a sponge.

taken up (Verb) — Return to a previous location or condition. ex. "The painting took up its old condition when we restored it"

accepted adopted changed changed state consumed embarked embraced entered espoused filled had ingested moved occupied received removed swept up taken taken away taken in • • • absorbed adsorbed blotted chemisorbed dipped fueled mopped mopped up sponged up taken office wiped up take