Translation of take up – English–Italian dictionary

take up
phrasal verb
to use or occupy (space, time etc)
prendere
I won’t take up much of your time.
to begin doing, playing etc
dedicarsi
He has taken up the violin/teaching.
to shorten (clothes)
accorciare
My skirts were too long, so I had them taken up.
to lift or raise; to pick up
sollevare
He took up the book in his right hand.

(Translation of take up from the PASSWORD English-Italian Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of take up

take up
Together these have had the effect of providing a different range of options for marriage ceremonies and the take-up has been dramatic.
Even fairly similar types, such as corn crushers and kibblers, had very different take-up rates.
Despite this, the take-up rate for such insurance has been low.
Thirdly, take-up is not static : it changes in response to changes in the pensioner population.
A much improved take-up of advanced computing within complex conceptual design environments is the overall objective.
Among those lacking access to an occupational pension scheme, take-up was higher among younger and more advantaged employees.
The results showed that users can make use of the new features but that the take-up rate was variable.
A recurring theme throughout is the attempt, by consecutive administrations, to render issues of take-up increasingly simple, albeit utilising notions of simplicity constructed politically.
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