The English phrasal verb TAKE UP has the following meanings: 1. Take up = to fill or occupy time or space (transitive) When a task or duty occupies much of your time, or when a person or item occupies space. The meeting took up the entire morning. The new sofa takes...
The English phrasal verb TAKE TO has the following meanings: 1. Take to = to make a new habit of something (transitive) When someone starts to do something new often, usually because they enjoy doing it. My cat has taken to sleeping on the kitchen counter. I have...
The English phrasal verb TAKE OVER has the following meanings: 1. Take over = to begin control control (transitive) When someone begins to have control of something and is in charge of responsibilities, people, or duties. To begin to do something that someone else was...