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Diotima Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

take up/take on

Hi everybody,
I am unsure about the use of these two verbs and I would like to know how to use them appropriately, could you please help me?
For example, if I want to have more responsibilities at work it means that 'I want to take up or take on more more responsibilities'?The same applies if I want to take up/take on another job?
Could you please offer another example just to understand when to use the other one of the verbs?
Thank you
  

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"Take on" is what ships do with cargo. We figuratively load ourselves with another job or more responsibilities. There is at least one more "take on"—what a boxer does with a future opponent, but that's different.

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  • "Take on" is what ships do with cargo.
  • We figuratively load ourselves with another job or more responsibilities.
  • There is at least one more "take on"—what a boxer does with a future opponent, but that's different.
  • "Take up" is what we do with a sword.
  • We pick it up with the intention of using it.
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"Take on" is what ships do with cargo. We figuratively load ourselves with another job or more responsibilities. There is at least one more "take on"—what a boxer does with a future opponent, but that's different.

"Take up" is what we do with a sword. We pick it up with the intention of using it. We can take up French, or we can take up a new hobby.
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There are some example phrases and sentences here.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take up

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