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take up vs take away

take away vs take up

take up and take away both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
take up No No Yes No
take away No No Yes No
As verbs, take away is a hypernym of take up; that is, take away is a word with a broader meaning than take up:
  • take up: take out or up with or as if with a scoop
  • take away: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Other hypernyms of take up include remove, take, withdraw.
take up (verb) take away (verb)
pursue or resume take out or remove
return to a previous location or condition remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
adopt get rid of something abstract
take up as if with a sponge take away a part from; diminish
take out or up with or as if with a scoop buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food
accept remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
take in, also metaphorically take from a person or place
take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
occupy or take on
take up and practice as one's own
begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
turn one's interest to
take up time or space
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