take up
(start doing a job or activity)
- He will take up his post as CEO next week.
(fill or occupy an amount of space or time)
- These video files take up a lot of disk space. – Computer games take up too much of my time.
(discuss or deal with a matter)
- Leo is going to take the matter up with his boss.
(accept an offer or opportunity)
- Lucy took up his offer of a drink.
(pick up something)
- He took up his pen, and began to write.
(continue something that was not finished)
- Our teacher took up the lesson where she left off yesterday.
(approve an advice or suggestion)
- No one has taken up our suggestion that we should plant more trees.
(shorten a piece of clothing)
- This dress is too long, I need to take it up.
Informative.