take up |
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| Lexical unit types: | phrasal verb |
| Topics: | starting or stopping |
| Source domains: | - |
| Particles: | up |
| Similes: | - |
| Verbs: | take |
| CEFR Levels: | B1 | Synomyms: | - | Antonyms: | - | Definition: | to start doing something new | Examples: |
He decided to take up the guitar. Take up a sport that you enjoy. He took up photography as a hobby.
Cambridge English Dictionary: take something up |
Motivation: |
UP is positive verticality. Rudzka-Ostyn, Brygida. 2003. Word Power: Phrasal Verbs and Compounds: A Cognitive Approach. Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter. |
Slične leksičke jedinice: put out, switch off, switch on, put on, turn off, turn on