English-German translations for take up

• einnehmen
  Frau Ebadi kann nun eine Führungsposition in diesem Kampf einnehmen. Mrs Ebadi can now take up a commanding position in this battle.
  Diesbezüglich sollte die Europäische Union eine klare und unnachgiebige Position einnehmen. We hope the EU will take up a strong and clear position in this respect.
  Gesundheitswarnungen werden 40 % der Vorder- und 50 % der Rückseite einer Packung einnehmen. Health warnings will take up 40% of the front of the packet and 50% of the back.
• wegnehmen

Definition of take up

• To pick up
• To begin doing on a regular basis
• To address (an issue
• To occupy; to consume (space or time
• To shorten by hemming
• To remove the surface or bed of a road
• To accept from
• To resume
• To implement, to employ, to put into use

Examples

• The reel automatically took up the slack
• Ive taken up knitting
• I wish to take up mathematics
• Lets take this up with the manager
• The books on finance take up three shelves
• All my time is taken up with looking after the kids
• If we take up the sleeves a bit, that shirt will look much better on you
• Shall we take them up on their offer to help us move?
• lets take up where we left off

Related words

• take up with
• take up on
• take up the gauntlet
• take up the hatchet
• take up the slack
• take up arms
• take up arms against a sea of sorrows
• take up residence
• take up the reins