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tak·en up

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. haunted, obsessed, preoccupied, taken up(p)adjective

    having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

    "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman"

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  1. taken up

    "Taken up" generally refers to the action of becoming interested or engaged in a particular activity, subject, or cause. It can also refer to the absorption or incorporation of a substance or entity into another. In addition, it can refer to the act of accepting or assuming a responsibility, position, or offer.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of taken up in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of taken up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of taken up in a Sentence

  1. David Cameron:

    – Hillary Clinton tweet Friday. ] Back at you - Time looks at how controversy over Indiana’s law could ensnare leading Democrats like President Obama, Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and New York Senator Chuck Schumer, who previously supported bills with similar effects years ago. POWER PLAY : BLACKBURN FIGHTS NEW INTERNET REGS Hello, Internet ! So who is in charge of you ? The Obama administration is pushing through a plan to regulate the Internet like it does telephones, with rules for fees, requirements for carriers and new fees. Could that also mean the government would have control over the content ? Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn has taken up the charge to fight the move. The Tennessee Republican joins ChrisStirewalt to discuss what’s at stake for the consumer and the legislative steps she’s taking to stop the FCC. WATCH HERE. DO N’T YOU WISH OUR CAMPAIGNS WERE 38 DAYS LONG ? Sky News :.

  2. Lim Eul-chul:

    It is too early to draw any conclusion about her status, as she is still a Central Committee member and there’s a possibility that she has taken up other important posts.

  3. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

    I didn’t retract any of the things I said in my speech six years ago, calling for a solution in which a demilitarized Palestinian state recognizes a Jewish state, i said that the conditions for that, today, are not achievable for a simple reason: Abu Mazen, the leader of the Palestinians, rejects consistently the acceptance of a Jewish state. He’s made a pact with the Palestinian terrorist organization, Hamas, that calls for our destruction. And the conditions in the Middle East have changed to the point where any territory we withdraw from is immediately taken up by Iranian-backed terrorists or by ISIS.

  4. Thai Anh Tuan:

    At the height of the harvest, having enough space to create an aisle to walk through the warehouse becomes a luxury, every tiny bit of space will be taken up by these little beans.

  5. Noelle Brown:

    I took it for granted that all I had to do was ask [ for my information ], i didn't realize I was setting off a chain of events that has taken up 20 years of my life.


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  • ہاتھ میں لیاUrdu

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