take up
• become interested or engaged in a pursuit.
• "she took up tennis at the age of 11"
Similar:
become involved in,
become interested in,
engage in,
participate in,
take part in,
practise,
follow,
begin,
start,
commence,
• occupy time, space, or attention.
• "I don't want to take up any more of your time"
Similar:
consume,
fill,
absorb,
use,
use up,
occupy,
cover,
extend over,
waste,
squander,
go through,
• pursue a matter later or further.
• "he'll have to take it up with the bishop"
• shorten a garment by turning up the hem.
• "when I got home my grandmother took up the skirt"
• adopt someone as a student or trainee.
• "he took him up as his assistant"
take-up
noun
• the acceptance of something offered.
• "education is aiding the take-up of birth control"
• the action of paying in full for securities originally bought on margin.
