Phrasal VerbBriathra Frásacha1 (v + adv) lifttransitiveaistreachtóg aníosPhrVcmubain aníosPhrVcmuardaighverbcmuto take up a carpetcairpéad a thógáil aníos2 (v + adv) start to usetransitiveaistreachI took up the penchuaigh mé i mbun pinn3 (v + adv) continue (story, activity etc)transitiveaistreachshe took up the storylean sí den scéal, lean sí ar aghaidh leis an scéalwe took up where he left offleanamar ar aghaidh ón áit ar chríochnaigh seisean4 (v + adv) accept offer etctransitiveaistreachglac lePhrVcmuI took up her invitationghlac mé lena cuireadhI took him up on his offerghlac mé lena thairiscinthe took up the challenged'fhreagair sé an dúshlán5 (v + adv) pursue matter etctransitiveaistreachthey're going to take the matter uptá siad chun an scéal a fhiosrúthe media took up the storyfuair na meáin greim ar an scéal, thóg na meáin an scéaltake it up with your bosslabhair le do cheannasaí faoihe's going to take it up with the Taoiseachtá sé chun é a phlé leis an Taoiseach, tá sé chun é a lua leis an Taoiseach6 (v + adv) start activitytransitiveaistreachtosaighverbcmutóg suasPhrVcmuI've taken up golf recentlythosaigh mé ag imirt gailf ar na mallaibh, táim tar éis tosú ag imirt gailf le deireanashe took up a new jobthosaigh sé i bpost nua7 (v + adv) occupy spacetransitiveaistreachtógverbcmuglacverbcmutóg suasPhrVcmuit doesn't take up much spacení thógann sé mórán spáis, ní ghlacann sé mórán spáisit took up half the roomthóg sé suas leath an tseomra, bhí leath an tseomra faoimost of the paper was taken up with sportscúrsaí spóirt is mó a bhí ar an bpáipéar8 (v + adv) consume time etctransitiveaistreachit won't take up much timení thógfaidh sé mórán ama, ní ghlacfaidh sé mórán amathey take up a lot of memoryúsáideann siad go leor cuimhnemy time is taken up with worktáim gafa go huile agus go hiomlán le cúrsaí oibreI was so taken up with it that I didn't notice the timebhí mé chomh sáite sin ann nár thug mé faoi deara an t-am, bhí mé chomh tógtha sin leis nár bhraith mé an t-am9 (v + adv) adopt (stance, position)transitiveaistreachtógverbcmuglacverbcmuhe took up a strong stance on itghlac sé seasamh láidir ar an gceistthey took up a strong positionthóg siad suíomh láidir10 (v + adv) craftsceirdeannashorten (clothes)transitiveaistreachtóg suascmuto take up a hemfáithim a thógáil suashe took up his trouserschuir sé fáithim ar a bhríste11 (v + adv) absorb (water etc)transitiveaistreachtóg isteachcmusúigh isteachcmuplants take up water through their rootstógann plandaí uisce isteach trína bhfréamhacha, súnn plandaí uisce isteach trína bhfréamhacha12 (v + adv) challenge sbtransitiveaistreachI took him up on itthug mé a dhúshlán airhe took up that point with med'ardaigh sé an cheist sin liom, tharraing sé an cheist sin anuas chugam13 (v + adv) pick uptransitiveaistreachtógverbcmutóg suascmu→ take
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