take up

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46 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Ancient Greek: ἀναλαμβάνω (analambánō) — to pick up
• Hungarian: felvesz — to pick up
• Irish: tóg suas — to pick up
• Italian: sollevare — to pick up
• Italian: prendere — to pick up
• Russian: поднимать (podnimatʹ) — to pick up
• Ukrainian: підніма́ти (pidnimáty) — to pick up
• Hungarian: bevesz — to shorten by hemming
• Italian: accorciare — to shorten by hemming
• Spanish: coger a — to shorten by hemming
• Spanish: agarrar a — to shorten by hemming
• Swedish: lägga upp — to shorten by hemming
• Danish: fylde — to occupy, to consume (space or time)
• Hungarian: foglal — to occupy, to consume (space or time)
• Hungarian: elfoglal — to occupy, to consume (space or time)
• Hungarian: leköt — to occupy, to consume (space or time)
• Hungarian: kitölt — to occupy, to consume (space or time)
• Italian: occupare — to occupy, to consume (space or time)
• Spanish: ocupar — to occupy, to consume (space or time)
• Finnish: paneutua — to begin doing (an activity) on a regular basis
• Hungarian: elkezd — to begin doing (an activity) on a regular basis
• Hungarian: belekezd — to begin doing (an activity) on a regular basis
• Hungarian: hozzákezd — to begin doing (an activity) on a regular basis
• Hungarian: nekilát — to begin doing (an activity) on a regular basis
• Hungarian: nekifog — to begin doing (an activity) on a regular basis
• Hungarian: hozzáfog — to begin doing (an activity) on a regular basis
• Irish: tóg suas — to begin doing (an activity) on a regular basis
• Italian: dedicarsi — to begin doing (an activity) on a regular basis
• Spanish: iniciarse en — to begin doing (an activity) on a regular basis
• Spanish: dedicarse a — to begin doing (an activity) on a regular basis
• Ukrainian: бра́тися (brátysja) — to begin doing (an activity) on a regular basis
• Hungarian: megbeszél — to address (an issue)
• Hungarian: egyeztet — to address (an issue)
• Hungarian: felvet — to address (an issue)
• Hungarian: szóba hoz — to address (an issue)
• Italian: rivolgersi — to address (an issue)
• Spanish: aceptar — to address (an issue)
• Spanish: participar — to address (an issue)
• Hungarian: elfogad — to accept (a proposal, offer, request, etc.) from
• Italian: accettare — to accept (a proposal, offer, request, etc.) from
• Russian: приня́ть (prinjátʹ) — to accept (a proposal, offer, request, etc.) from
• Spanish: aceptar — to accept (a proposal, offer, request, etc.) from
• Hungarian: folytat — to resume
• Italian: riprendere — to resume
• Spanish: comenzar — to resume
• Spanish: empezar — to resume