devam etmek (bitmemiş bir öykü) take someone up on sth

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Definition of devam etmek (bitmemiş bir öykü) take someone up on sth in Turkish English dictionary

(deyim) take up

To pick up

Alice took up the fan and gloves, and, as the hall was very hot, she kept fanning herself all the time she went on talking.

Specifically, to remove from a secure position on the floor, ground etc

Take up the carpet and haul it away.

to occupy; to consume (space or time)

All my time is taken up with looking after the kids.

to address (an issue)

Let's take this up with the manager.

to shorten by hemming

If we take up the sleeves a bit, that shirt will look much better on you.

to resume

let's take up where we left off.

To accept from

Shall we take them up on their offer to help us move?.

take up as if with a sponge

occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"

If something takes up a particular amount of time, space, or effort, it uses that amount. I know how busy you must be and naturally I wouldn't want to take up too much of your time A good deal of my time is taken up with reading critical essays and reviews The aim was not to take up valuable time with the usual boring pictures

If you take up an activity or a subject, you become interested in it and spend time doing it, either as a hobby or as a career. He did not particularly want to take up a competitive sport Angela used to be a model and has decided to take it up again

turn one's interest to; "He took up herpetology at the age of fifty"

take out or up with or as if with a scoop; "scoop the sugar out of the container"

{f} lift; gather; start a hobby; begin a leisure-time activity (e.g., "In order that the winter months go by quickly, I am thinking of taking up ski lessons"); accept a challenge or bet

return to a previous location or condition; "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it"

accept; "The cloth takes up the liquid"

pursue or resume; "take up a matter for consideration"

take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption

take up time or space; "take up the slack"

take up and practice as one's own

Hyphenation

devam etmek (bitmemiş bir öykü) take some·one up on Sth