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have vs take up

take up vs have

have is a noun but take up is not a noun.

have and take up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
have Yes No Yes No
take up No No Yes No
As verbs, take up is a hyponym of have; that is, take up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than have:
  • have: serve oneself to, or consume regularly
  • take up: take up as if with a sponge
As verbs, take up is a hyponym of have; that is, take up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than have:
  • have: get something; come into possession of
  • take up: accept
Other hyponyms of have include take in, hustle, accept, fence, graduate, inherit.
As verbs, take up is a hyponym of have; that is, take up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than have:
  • have: receive willingly something given or offered
  • take up: take up and practice as one's own
Other hyponyms of have include accept, admit, take, take on, welcome, honor, honour, adopt, borrow, take over.
have (noun) take up (noun)
a person who possesses great material wealth
have (verb) take up (verb)
cause to be born pursue or resume
suffer from; be ill with return to a previous location or condition
undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) adopt
cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition take up as if with a sponge
undergo take out or up with or as if with a scoop
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner accept
serve oneself to, or consume regularly take in, also metaphorically
have sex with; archaic use take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
organize or be responsible for occupy or take on
go through (mental or physical states or experiences) take up and practice as one's own
have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
achieve a point or goal turn one's interest to
get something; come into possession of take up time or space
have ownership or possession of
receive willingly something given or offered
have a personal or business relationship with someone
have as a feature
be confronted with
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