Taken Up

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Once in the bloodstream, chemotherapeutic drugs are taken up by cells such as breast cancer that divide rapidly. (references)
		A more sensitive method of finding lesions is a bone scan, in which a small amount of radioactivity (an isotope of technetium) is injected into a vein, taken up by the abnormal tissues, and detected by a scanner. (references)
		A small amount of radioactive material is injected into a vein, usually in the arm. A scanning camera records the nuclear material that is taken up by heart muscle (healthy areas) or not taken up (damaged areas). (references)
Business		The commercial sector has proactively taken up energy efficiency as an issue. (references)
		Around 75 percent of the total market demand for the sub-sector is taken up by commercial buildings, semi-conductor and petrochemical plants, industrial zones and high-tech facilities. (references)
Civil Liberties	Colombia	Jesus Antonio Bejarano, a former government peace commissioner; Doctor Dario Betancur, head of the social sciences faculty of Bogota's Universidad Pedagogica; and Doctor Hernando Henao, an anthropologist who published on the subject of displaced persons were killed in 1999. As a result of these incidents, academic leaders have chosen to assume a lower profile; many have taken up residence outside the country. (references)
Economic History	India	India responded that the two issues be taken up along with six others on a simultaneous basis. (references)
	Malaysia	If the equity reserved for bumiputera is not taken up, MITI will allocate the balance to other Malaysians. (references)
Human Rights	Cameroon	The cause of the Bepanda 9, as they came to be known, was taken up quickly by Christians for the Abolition of Torture (ACAT), a Douala based NGO, which helped to bring both domestic and international attention to the case. (references)
Political Economy	EL SALVADOR	Legislation to make these legal changes may be taken up by the Legislative Assembly in 2001. (references)
	Vietnam	Recent sessions have taken up banking, legal, labor, taxation, foreign direct investment, trade, textile quota and other matters. (references)
Trade	Saudi Arabia	Several of these issues are being taken up in connection with Saudi Arabia's application to become a member of the WTO. (references)
	Spain	The Bank of Spain bases Spain's money market fundamentally on the issuance of short-term securities, which are taken up by banks, finance companies and money market operators. (references)
Worker Rights	Guatemala	In October 2000, the Ministry of Labor facilitated the completion of a collective bargaining agreement between the SITRABI union and the contractors who had taken up operating the plantations on which the 900 workers previously had worked as direct-hire BANDEGUA employees. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speeches: Taken Up

Expressions: Taken Up

Modern Translations: Taken Up

Language		Translations for "taken up"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		visse statspapirer med en løbetid på mere end to år(op til fem år),men som i forbindelse med udstedelsen(udstedelser i rater),omløbet(noteres ikke på børsen-kan indløses hos banker)og indfrielsen(indfrielse i rater)har visse særlige træk,der lig (but which possess special features relating to their issue(issue by instalments), certain government securities with a maturity of more than 2 years(possibly up to 5 years), circulation(not quoted on the stock exchange-can be taken up by banks)and redemption(repayment by instalments)which are also generally characteristic of short term bonds in the strict sense), sporskifters stilling (position taken up by points), sporskifteposition (position taken up by points), skatkammerbeviser inklusive de skatkammerbeviser,som tegnes af de finansielle institutioner i forbindelse med de obligatoriske reserver (treasury bills including those which are taken up by credit institutions to satisfy their compulsory reserve requirements), nettoboligarealet er defineret som:arealet af de udfoerte daek med fradrag af de arealer,som optages af mure,skillevaegge,trappeloeb,trappeskakte,kanaler og doere-og vinduesaabninger (door and windowsopenings, ducts, the living space to be taken into consideration is defined as follows:the area of the constructed floor minus that taken up by the main walls, the partitions, the width of the stair treads and the stairwell), ikke-fornyet (not taken up). (various references)

Dutch		wisselstand (position taken up by points), stand van de wissels (position taken up by points), schatkistpapier,met inbegrip van dat waarop door de banken en kredietinstellingen verplicht wordt ingeschreven in het kader van de verplichte reserves (treasury bills including those which are taken up by credit institutions to satisfy their compulsory reserve requirements), niet verlengd (not taken up), de in aanmerking komende bewoonbare oppervlakte is als volgt vastgelegd:de oppervlakte van de gebouwde vloer,met aftrek van de ruimte ingenomen door de buitenmuren,de binnenmuren,de traptreden en trapgaten,de luchten en andere kokers,de deur-en vensterope (door and windowsopenings, ducts, the living space to be taken into consideration is defined as follows:the area of the constructed floor minus that taken up by the main walls, the partitions, the width of the stair treads and the stairwell), beroep op de garantie (guarantee taken up, taking up of guarantee). (various references)

Finnish		uusimatta jätetty (not taken up). (various references)

French		renouvellement non demandé (not taken up), position des aiguilles (position taken up by points), position des aiguillage s (position taken up by points), l'idée d'une Fondation européenne a été reprise, en mars 1977, par le Conseil européen de Rome et rattachée � la célébration du 20ème anniversaire du Traité (the idea of a European Foundation was taken up again in March 1977 by the European Council in Rome), la surface habitable � considérer est définie comme suit:la surface de plancher construite sous déduction de l'espace occupé par les gros murs,les cloisons,les emmarchements et trémies d'escaliers,les gaines,les embrasures de portes et fenêtres (the living space to be taken into consideration is defined as follows:the area of the constructed floor minus that taken up by the main walls), la partie mobilisée de la dette publique extérieure (credit extended from abroad and actually taken up), bons du Trésor,y compris ceux qui sont obligatoirement souscrits par les institutions de crédit dans des réserves obligatoires (treasury bills including those which are taken up by credit institutions to satisfy their compulsory reserve requirements), activation de l'engagement (guarantee taken up, taking up of guarantee), activation de la garantie (guarantee taken up, taking up of guarantee). (various references)

German		aufgegriffen (grabbed). (various references)

Greek		έντοκα γραμμάτια του δημοσίου,στα οποία περιλαμβάνονται και εκείνα που αγοράζονται υποχρεωτικά από τα πιστωτικά ιδρύματα στα πλαίσια εφα� (treasury bills including those which are taken up by credit institutions to satisfy their compulsory reserve requirements), ενεργοποίηση της υποχρέωσης (guarantee taken up, taking up of guarantee), ο ασφαλισμένος δεν ανανέωσε την ασφάλισή του (not taken up), θέση των τροχιών αλλαγής κατεύθυνσης (position taken up by points). (various references)

Hungarian		úttest javítás alatt (road taken up, road up), útburkolat felszedve (road taken up, road up). (various references)

Italian		ricorso alla garanzia (guarantee taken up, taking up of guarantee), posizione degli scambi ferroviari (position taken up by points), polizza non perfezionata (not taken up), ordine di assicurazione non confermato (not taken up), la superficie abitabile da considerare é definita come segue:la superficie di solaio costruito,deduzione fatta dello spazio occupato dai muri maestri,dai tramezzi,da gradini e da vani di scala,da condotti e da vani di porta e finestra (door and windowsopenings, ducts, the living space to be taken into consideration is defined as follows:the area of the constructed floor minus that taken up by the main walls, the partitions, the width of the stair treads and the stairwell), buoni ordinari del tesoro,ivi compresi quelli che sono obbligatoriamente sottoscritti dalle istituzioni di credito a titolo di riserva obbligatoria (treasury bills including those which are taken up by credit institutions to satisfy their compulsory reserve requirements). (various references)

Pig Latin		akentay upay.(various references)

Portuguese		posição das agulhas (position taken up by points), não aceite (not taken up), bilhetes do Tesouro,incluindo os que são obrigatoriamente subscritos pelas instituições de crédito no quadro das reservas obrigatórias (treasury bills including those which are taken up by credit institutions to satisfy their compulsory reserve requirements), activação dos compromissos (guarantee taken up, taking up of guarantee). (various references)

Spanish		renovación no solicitada (not taken up), posicion de las agujas (position taken up by points), pagarés y letras del Tesoro, comprendidos aquellos que suscriben obligatoriamente las instituciones de crédito en el marco de los depósitos obligatorios (treasury bills including those which are taken up by credit institutions to satisfy their compulsory reserve requirements), no renovación (not taken up), activación del compromiso (guarantee taken up, taking up of guarantee). (various references)

Swedish		icke förnyad (not taken up). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Bible Trace: Taken Up

Language	Date	Source	Acts Chapter 20, Verse 9
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	KaqhmenoV de tiV neaniaV onomati eutucoV epi thV quridoV kataferomenoV upnw baqei dialegomenou tou paulou epi pleion katenecqeiV apo tou upnou epesen apo tou tristegou katw kai hrqh nekroV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Sedens autem quidam adulescens nomine Eutychus super fenestram cum mergeretur somno gravi disputante diu Paulo eductus somno cecidit de tertio cenaculo deorsum et sublatus est mortuus
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And a yong man, Euticus bi name, sat on the wyndowe, whanne he was fallun in to an heuy sleep, while Poul disputide long, al slepynge he felle doun fro the thridde stage; and he was takun vp, and was brouyt deed.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	And there sate in a wyndowe a certayne yonge man named Eutichos fallen into a depe slepe. And as Paul declared he was the moare overcome with slepe and fell doune from the thyrde lofte and was taken vp deed.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, having fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell from the third loft, and was taken up dead.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And a certain young man named Eutychus, who was seated in the window, went into a deep sleep; and while Paul went on talking, being overcome by sleep, he had a fall from the third floor, and was taken up dead.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Matched Bible Translations: Taken Up

Language	Acts Chapter 20, Verse 9
Albanian	Një djalosh me emër Eutik, që ishte ulur në parvazin e dritares, e zuri një gjumë i rëndë; dhe, ndërsa Pali e çoi fjalën gjatë, e zuri gjumi, ra nga kati i tretë poshtë dhe e ngritën të vdekur.
Bulgarian	След това той се качи горе, разчупи хляба та похапна, и приказва пак надълго до зори, и така тръгна.
Cebuano	Ug diha sa bintana naglingkod ang usa ka batan-ong lalaki nga ginganlan si Eutico, nga nahinanok sa halalum nga paghikatulog samtang si Pablo nagpadayon pa gihapon sa pagsulti. Ug sa gidaug na gayud siya sa katulogon, siya nahulog ngadto sa ubos gikan sa ikatulong andana, ug gipanagsakwat siya nga patay na.
Chinese	有一個少年人、名叫猶推古、坐在窗臺上、困倦沉睡．保羅講了多時、少年人睡熟了、就從三層 �" 上掉下去．扶起他來、已 �" 死了。
Croatian	Na prozoru je sjedio neki mladiæ imenom Eutih. Kako je Pavao dulje govorio, utone on u dubok san. Svladan snom, pade s treæeg kata dolje. Digoše ga mrtva.
Danish	Og der sad i Vinduet en ung Mand ved Navn Eutykus; han faldt i en dyb Søvn, da Paulus fortsatte Samtalen så længe, og overvældet af Søvnen styrtede han ned fra det tredje Stokværk og blev tagen død op.
Dutch	En een zeker jongeling, met name Eutychus, zat in het venster en met een diepen slaap overvallen zijnde, alzo Paulus lang tot hen sprak, door den slaap nederstortende, viel van de derde zoldering nederwaarts, en werd dood opgenomen.
Finnish	Niin eräs nuorukainen, nimeltä Eutykus, istui ikkunalla, ja kun Paavalin puhe kesti niin kauan, vaipui hän sikeään uneen ja putosi unen vallassa kolmannesta kerroksesta maahan; ja hänet nostettiin ylös kuolleena.
French	Or, un jeune homme nommé Eutychus, qui était assis sur la fenêtre, s`endormit profondément pendant le long discours de Paul; entraîné par le sommeil, il tomba du troisième étage en bas, et il fut relevé mort.
German	Es saß aber ein Jüngling mit namen Eutychus in einem Fenster und sank in tiefen Schlaf, dieweil Paulus so lange redete, und ward vom Schlaf überwältigt und fiel hinunter vom dritten Söller und ward tot aufgehoben.
Haitian Creole	Yon jenn gason yo te rele Etich, te chita sou rebò fennèt la. Mesaj Pòl la te long. Etich kite kabicha pran l' epi l' dòmi nèt ale. Li dòmi sitèlman, li pèdi ekilib, li soti nan twazyèm etaj la li tonbe anba. Lè yo ranmase l', li te mouri frèt.
Hungarian	Egy Eutikhus nevû ifjú pedig ül vala az ablakban, mély álomba merülve: és mivelhogy Pál sok ideig prédikála, elnyomatván az álom által, aláesék a harmadik rend házból, és halva véteték föl.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Seorang pemuda bernama Eutikhus duduk di jendela. Karena Paulus tidak berhenti-henti berbicara, pemuda itu menjadi mengantuk sekali sampai ia tertidur di jendela itu, lalu jatuh ke bawah dari tingkat ketiga. Waktu mereka mengangkatnya, ia sudah mati.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka ada seorang muda bernama Eutikhus duduk di jendela sudah terlelap. Maka oleh sebab Paulus terlalu lama berkata-kata, lalu ia ditawan oleh lelapnya itu sehingga jatuh dari tingkat yang ketiga, kemudian orang pun mengangkat dia sudah mati.
Italian	un ragazzo chiamato Eutico, che stava seduto sulla finestra, fu preso da un sonno profondo mentre Paolo continuava a conversare e, sopraffatto dal sonno, cadde dal terzo piano e venne raccolto morto.
Korean	� 두 � 라 하 �" 청 년 이 창 에 걸 터 앉 았 다 가 깊 이 졸 �" 니 �" 울 이 강 � 하 기 를 �" 오 래 하 매 졸 음 을 이 기 지 못 하 여 삼 층 누 에 서 떨 어 지 거 늘 일 으 켜 보 니 죽 었 �" 지 라
Latvian	Kad Pâvils tik ilgi runâja, tad kâds jauneklis, vârdâ Eitihs, uz palodzes sçdçdams, iegrima dziïâ miegâ un, miega pârvarçts, nokrita no treðâ stâva lejâ un tika pacelts jau nedzîvs.
Maori	Na tera tetahi taitamariki, ko Utiku te ingoa, i te matapihi e noho ana, kua tino parangia e te moe: a, ka roa tonu te kauwhau a Paora, na ka pehia rawatia ia e te moe, na ka taka iho i te toru o nga whakapaparanga o nga ruma, tangohia rawatia ak e kua mate.
Modern Greek	Και νεανιας τις ονοματι Ευτυχος, καθημενος επι του παραθυρου, κατεφερετο εις υπνον βαθυν, ενω ο � αυλος διελεγετο εκτεταμενως, και κυριευθεις υπο του υπνου επεσε κατω απο του τριτου πατωματος και εσηκωσαν αυτον νεκρον.
Norwegian	Men en ung mann ved navn Eutykus satt i vinduet og var falt i dyp søvn, da Paulus talte med dem i lang tid, og i søvne styrtet han ut og falt ned fra tredje stokkverk, Og blev tatt død op.
Portuguese	E certo jovem, por nome åutico, que estava sentado na janela, tomado de um sono profundo enquanto Paulo prolongava ainda mais o seu sermão, vencido pelo sono caiu do terceiro andar abaixo, e foi levantado morto.
Rumanian	Wi un tknqr, numit Eutih, care wedea pe fereastrq, a adormit deabinelea kn timpul lungei vorbiri a lui Pavel; biruit de somn, a cqzut jos din catul al treilea, wi a fost ridicat mort.
Russian	чП ЧТЕНС � ТП�"ПМЦЙФЕМШОПК �'ЕУЕ�"Щ рБЧМПЧПК П�"ЙО АОПЫБ, ЙНЕОЕН еЧФЙИ, УЙ�"ЕЧЫЙК ОБ ПЛОЕ, � ПЗТХЪЙМУС Ч ЗМХ�'ПЛЙК УПО Й, � ПЫБФОХЧЫЙУШ, УПООЩК Х� БМ ЧОЙЪ У ФТЕФШЕЗП ЦЙМШС, Й � П�"ОСФ НЕТФЧЩН.
Shuar	Tura nuisha natsa Eutikiu, aankamunam ayamas pujusmiayi. Tura Papru ti esaram chichaakui nu Nátsasha kari pujumiayi. Tumáa pujus kanaki Yakí Pátanmaya akaiki iniaamiayi. Tura penké jakan Júsarmiayi.
Spanish	Y a cierto joven llamado Eutico, que estaba sentado en la ventana, le iba dominando un profundo sueño. Como Pablo seguía hablando por mucho tiempo, el joven, ya vencido por el sueño, cayó del tercer piso abajo y fue levantado muerto.
Swahili	Kijana mmoja aitwaye Eutuko alikuwa ameketi dirishani wakati Paulo alipokuwa anaendelea kuhutubu. Eutuko alianza kusinzia kidogokidogo na hatimaye usingizi ukambana, akaanguka chini kutoka ghorofa ya tatu. Wakamwokota amekwisha kufa.
Swedish	Invid fönstret satt då en yngling vid namn Eutykus, och när Paulus talade så länge, föll denne i djup sömn och blev så överväldigad av sömnen, att han störtade ned från tredje våningen; och när man tog upp honom, var han död
Thai	ชายหนุ่มคนหนึ่งชื่อยุทิกัสนั่งอยู่ที่หน้าต่างง่วงนอนเต็มที และเมื่อเปาโลสั่งสอนช้านานไปอีก คนนั้นก็โงกพลั�"ตกจากหน้าต่างชั้นที่สาม เมื่อยกขึ้นก็เห็นว่าตายเสียแล้ว
Ukrainian	Юнак же один, Євтих на ім'я, сидів на вікні. Його обгорнув міцний сон, бо задовго Павло промовляв, і він сонний хитнувся, і додолу упав із третього поверху, і підняли його мертвого...
Uma	Hi porumpua-kai toe, ria hadua kabilasa, Eutikhus hanga' -na, mohura-i hi jendela. Ngkai ka'uma-na napentoo-nto'oi Paulus metudui', tetunu' -imi kabilasa toei nculi' leta', alaa-na monawu' -imi hi tana'. Hiaa' jendela toe hi katolu duncu-na ngkai tana'. Mehompo-ramo doo-na hilou mpo'ongko' -i, rahilo-rawo mate-imi.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Anagrams: Taken Up

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	Words within the letters "a-e-k-n-p-t-u"
	-1 letter: peanut, takeup, unkept, uptake.
	-2 letters: kaput, paten, pekan, punka, taken, taupe, unapt.
	-3 letters: ante, aunt, etna, kane, kent, kept, knap, kuna, kune, nape, neap, neat, neuk, nuke, pane, pant, pate, peak, pean, peat, pent, puke, puna, punk, punt, take, tank, tape, teak, tepa, tuna, tune.
	-4 letters: ane, ant, ape, apt, ate, auk, eat, eau, eta, kae, kat, kea, ken, kep, kue, nae, nap, net, nut, pan, pat, pea, pen, pet, pun, put, tae, tan, tap, tau, tea, ten, tun, tup, uke, uta.
	-5 letters: ae, an, at, en, et, ka, na, ne, nu, pa, pe, ta, un, up, ut.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-k-n-p-t-u"
	+3 letters: bankrupted.
	+4 letters: outspeaking, supertanker.
	+5 letters: bankruptcies, supertankers.
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Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Attention	Adjective: attentive, mindful, observant, regardful; alive to, awake to; observing; Verb: alert, open-eyed; intent on, taken up with, occupied with, engaged in; engrossed in, wrapped in, absorbed, rapt, transfixed, riveted, mesmerized, hypnotized; glued to (the TV); breathless; preoccupied; (inattentive); watchful; (careful); breathless, undistracted, upon the stretch; on the watch; (expectant).
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Author	Quotation
St. Francis De Sales	Friendships begun in this world will be taken up again, never to be broken off.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
John Locke	1690	He that had as good left for his improvement, as was already taken up, needed not complain, ought not to meddle with what was already improved by another's labour: if he did, it is plain he desired the benefit of another's pains, which he had no right to, and not the ground which God had given him in common with others to labour on, and whereof there was as good left, as that already possessed, and more than he knew what to do with, or his industry could reach to. (Second Treatise of Government)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Emma	Austen, Jane	She had taken up the idea, she supposed, and made every thing bend to it.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency	Douglas Adams	A sort of pleasant genial mantis that's given up preying and taken up tennis instead.
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	This idea of Napoleon, disdained by men, had been taken up by God.
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	Ma had taken up a panload of brown pone and was dropping spoons of dough in the grease for a second pan when a shadow fell on the ground beside her.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Thomas Jefferson	1801-1809	There was reason not long since to apprehend that the warfare in which we were engaged with Tripoli might be taken up by some other of the Barbary Powers.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "taken up": be taken up with ♦ not taken up. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Taken Up

Definition: Taken Up

Taken Up

Adjective

Synonyms: Taken Up

Synonyms within Context: Taken Up

Attention

Crosswords: Taken Up

Modern Usage: Taken Up

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Familiar Quotations: Taken Up

St. Francis De Sales

Historic Usage: Taken Up

John Locke

Use in Literature: Taken Up

Emma

Austen, Jane

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Douglas Adams

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Non-Fiction Usage: Taken Up

Speeches: Taken Up

Thomas Jefferson

Expressions: Taken Up

Modern Translations: Taken Up

Danish

Dutch

Finnish

French

German

Greek

Hungarian

Italian

Pig Latin

Portuguese

Spanish

Swedish

Bible Trace: Taken Up

Matched Bible Translations: Taken Up

Anagrams: Taken Up

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