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Description
Phrasal verb: Take up
Spanish translation: 1. Emprender, empezar una actividad o seguir un interés, 2. considerar, 3.asumir la responsabilidad
Definition: 1. To start something new, like a project or hobby, 2. to consider or talk about something with someone, 3. to assume responsibility for something
Used in sentences:
1. I am going to take up sailing on the weekends. I love the sea.
2. Would you consider taking up the matter of buying electric vehicles for the staff in the next meeting?
3. You should have never taken up that responsibility. It’s not your area of expertise.
Related words or phrases: start, consider, assume