taken up English

Meaning taken up meaning

What does taken up mean?

taken up

— adjective (= haunted, obsessed, preoccupied) having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle was absolutely obsessed with the girl got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children he was taken up in worry for the old woman

Synonyms taken up synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as taken up?

taken up English » English

preoccupied

obsessed

haunted

taken out

occupied

lifted up

just enough

elevated

covered

Examples taken up examples

How do I use taken up in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Maybe I'll just give up soon and take a nap instead.

Movie subtitles

Hurry up and take the picture!

Just gonna go take a little dump. I gotta go to the bathroom and go catch up on some reading. I gotta take the Browns to the Superbowl.