SET something UP

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SET something UP

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  • I’ve always wanted to set up my own business.
  • We set the company up in 1991. We have been running it for 18 years.
  • Our school manager set up a group of five people to find out school’s major problems.

MEANING

set up something: to create or start something. ( bir is kurmak, baslatmak )

TAKE UP something ( 2)

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TAKE UP something ( 2 )

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  • I can’t stand seeing this refrigrator in the kitchen. It takes up a lot of space.
  • Recently looking for a new job has been taking up all my time.
  • I was sorry to take up so much of my teacher’s time but it was really urgent.

MEANING

take up something: to fill a particular space or time.

TAKE UP something

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TAKE UP something ( 1)

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  • You should take up doing exercises if you want to lose weight.
  • As I haven’t driven a car for nearly 20 years, it will be better for me to take up driving lessons.
  • Although he is 60, he has taken up tennis.
  • My sister took up the guitar when she was 6.

MEANING

take up something: to start to do a new activity. ( ba?lamak )

OPPOSITE ( X )

take up something X give up something

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