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81take — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. catch, capture (see acquisition); plagiarize, pirate (see stealing); take by storm; snap or pick up; do; work, be effective; snap a picture. n. taking; informal, receipts, haul, gate (sl.), swag (sl.) …
82take up — Synonyms and related words: absorb, absorb the attention, accept, accumulate, admit, adopt, adsorb, affiliate, agglomerate, aggregate, aggroup, air, amass, amortize, analyze, annex, appropriate, approve, arrest, arrogate, assemble, assimilate,… …
83take on — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you take on a job or responsibility, especially a difficult one, you accept it. [V P n (not pron)] No other organisation was able or willing to take on the job... [V P n (not pron)] Don t take on more responsibilities than you… …
84take up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms take up : present tense I/you/we/they take up he/she/it takes up present participle taking up past tense took up past participle taken up 1) to start doing something regularly as a habit, job, or interest I… …
85take in — Synonyms and related words: abbreviate, abridge, absorb, abstract, accept, accouple, accumulate, acquire, admit, adsorb, affect, agglutinate, amass, appear, appreciate, apprehend, arrest, articulate, assemble, assimilate, assister, associate,… …
86take up — {v.} 1. To remove by taking in. * /Use a blotter to take up the spilled ink./ * /When the vacuum cleaner bag is full, it will not take up dirt from the rug./ 2. To fill or to occupy. * /All his evenings were taken up with study./ * /The oceans… …
87take up — {v.} 1. To remove by taking in. * /Use a blotter to take up the spilled ink./ * /When the vacuum cleaner bag is full, it will not take up dirt from the rug./ 2. To fill or to occupy. * /All his evenings were taken up with study./ * /The oceans… …
88take\ up — v 1. To remove by taking in. Use a blotter to take up the spilled ink. When the vacuum cleaner bag is full, it will not take up dirt from the rug. 2. To fill or to occupy. All his evenings were taken up with study. The oceans take up the greater… …
89take on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms take on : present tense I/you/we/they take on he/she/it takes on present participle taking on past tense took on past participle taken on 1) to start to employ someone We re not taking on any new staff at the… …
90take — /teɪk/ noun 1. the money received in a shop ● Our weekly take is over £5,000. 2. a profit from any sale ■ verb 1. to receive or to get ♦ the shop takes £2,000 a week the shop receives £2,000 a week in cash sales ♦ she takes home £250 a week her… …
