take up with

English

Verb

take up with

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take,‎ up,‎ take up,‎ with.

   He took them up with him on his next trip to the mountains.

   He took up painting with his wife.

   He took up the overpayment with his supplier.

2. To form a close relationship with (someone).

   I hear that John has taken up with Jane.

3. To become interested in (something).
4. (archaic) To be contented to receive; to receive without opposition; to put up with

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:take up with.

References

• “take up with”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “take up with”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.