taken up
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phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo soak up; absorb
After the paper has taken up the water you can sit here
phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo start to do a new hobby
I have taken up running for my health
phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo use up; occupy
My new bed has taken up all the space
phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo make a shirt, pants shorter
After I have taken up the skirt your dress will fit perfectly
phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo resume where you finished working
I have taken up the work on my house
phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo use time; occupy
The meeting has taken up the whole morning
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Could earthworms help transform the future of organic farming? - BBC World Service, CrowdScience
- Yeah, that's exactly the right question to ask, because in real life—so not in the laboratory, but out in the fields—you would have plants growing, so nitrogen would be taken up by the plant roots.
Yeah, that's exactly the right question to ask, because in real life—so not in the laboratory, but out in the fields—you would have plants growing, so nitrogen would be taken up by the plant roots.
- but out in the fields, you will have plants growing. So nitrogen will be taken up by the
but out in the fields, you will have plants growing. So nitrogen will be taken up by the
What Is The Point In Dating?
- A study from Yale University found that if one spouse had quit smoking, taken up running, or begun to consume a healthier diet, their partner became more likely to do it as well.
A study from Yale University found that if one spouse had quit smoking, taken up running, or begun to consume a healthier diet, their partner became more likely to do it as well.
- A study from Yale University found that if one spouse had quit smoking, taken up running, or begun to consume a healthier diet, their partner became more likely to do it as well.
A study from Yale University found that if one spouse had quit smoking, taken up running, or begun to consume a healthier diet, their partner became more likely to do it as well.
Kids and climate change ⏲️ 6 Minute English
- Which was the correct answer. Greta started her School Strike for Climate in August 2018 before it was taken up by over 1.6 million school children from 125 countries around the world. OK, let's recap the vocabulary we've learnt from this programme, starting with climate anxiety – feeling worried, afraid or depressed because of climate change.
Which was the correct answer. Greta started her School Strike for Climate in August 2018 before it was taken up by over 1.6 million school children from 125 countries around the world. OK, let's recap the vocabulary we've learnt from this programme, starting with climate anxiety – feeling worried, afraid or depressed because of climate change.
- Greta started her School Strike for Climate in August 2018, before it was taken up by over 1.6 million school children from 125 countries around the world.
Greta started her School Strike for Climate in August 2018, before it was taken up by over 1.6 million school children from 125 countries around the world.
10 Dumb Luggage Features That Drive Travelers CRAZY
- In Europe, Asia, and Australia, weight is a major factor for carry-ons, and you don't want most of the weight taken up by your empty suitcase.
In Europe, Asia, and Australia, weight is a major factor for carry-ons, and you don't want most of the weight taken up by your empty suitcase.
- you don't want most of the weight taken up by your empty suitcase.
you don't want most of the weight taken up by your empty suitcase.
Fast and Furious 8 Movie Clips + All Trailer (2017) | The Fate of the Furious
- Now I know what it feels like to be every cop ever taken up
Now I know what it feels like to be every cop ever taken up
Ted Bundy: Dialogue with the Devil | Official Trailer | Hulu
- The girl's head was severed and taken up the road.
The girl's head was severed and taken up the road.
- The girl's head was severed and taken up the road.
The girl's head was severed and taken up the road.
Inside Tokyo's SKINNIEST Tiny Apartment
- But I feel like a lot of your space would get taken up with storage.
But I feel like a lot of your space would get taken up with storage.
- But I feel like a lot of your space would get taken up with storage.
But I feel like a lot of your space would get taken up with storage.
Teardrops On My Guitar - Taylor Swift
- He's the time taken up but there's never enough
He's the time taken up but there's never enough
Melbourne hard lockdown set to end | Coronavirus | 9 News Australia
- And every single one of those vaccines now is taken up, which is awesome.
And every single one of those vaccines now is taken up, which is awesome.
- and every single one of those vaccines now is taken up, which is awesome.
and every single one of those vaccines now is taken up, which is awesome.
Amazing Japan Street Food Fish Market Tour in Okinawa
- One of my absolute favorites about this spot is that the food you purchase at the market on the first floor can be taken up to the second-floor restaurants to be freshly cooked, called mochiage, which I'll be gladly showing you today.
One of my absolute favorites about this spot is that the food you purchase at the market on the first floor can be taken up to the second-floor restaurants to be freshly cooked, called mochiage, which I'll be gladly showing you today.
- is that the food you purchase at the market on the first floor can be taken up
is that the food you purchase at the market on the first floor can be taken up