"take up" meaning in English

{
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I've taken up knitting."
        },
        {
          "text": "I wish to take up mathematics."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To start doing an activity often."
      ],
      "id": "simple-take_up-en-verb-QCFSRXKW",
      "raw_tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Let's take this up with the manager."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To talk about a problem or issue."
      ],
      "id": "simple-take_up-en-verb-JlNhe817",
      "raw_tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Can you take this up to the front desk?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To carry or something somewhere."
      ],
      "id": "simple-take_up-en-verb-7w~W~EDx",
      "raw_tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The books on finance take up three shelves."
        },
        {
          "text": "All my time is taken up with looking after the kids."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To occupy; to fill space or time."
      ],
      "id": "simple-take_up-en-verb-a5K6SKPN",
      "raw_tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "If we take up the sleeves a bit, that shirt will look much better on you."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To shorten a piece of cloth or clothing by hemming it."
      ],
      "id": "simple-take_up-en-verb-2qwgVNzP",
      "raw_tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Should we take them up on their offer to help us move?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To accept (an offer or favor)."
      ],
      "id": "simple-take_up-en-verb-n1uKq~Ju",
      "raw_tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Verbs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Let's take up where we left off."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To continue or resume something."
      ],
      "id": "simple-take_up-en-verb-Dfp5DtcO",
      "raw_tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/teɪk ʌp/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/teIk Vp/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "take up"
}

{
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I've taken up knitting."
        },
        {
          "text": "I wish to take up mathematics."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To start doing an activity often."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Let's take this up with the manager."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To talk about a problem or issue."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Can you take this up to the front desk?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To carry or something somewhere."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The books on finance take up three shelves."
        },
        {
          "text": "All my time is taken up with looking after the kids."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To occupy; to fill space or time."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "If we take up the sleeves a bit, that shirt will look much better on you."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To shorten a piece of cloth or clothing by hemming it."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Should we take them up on their offer to help us move?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To accept (an offer or favor)."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Intransitive verbs",
        "Verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Let's take up where we left off."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To continue or resume something."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/teɪk ʌp/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/teIk Vp/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "take up"
}