take up for

verb

To support, as in an argument; to defend the stance or character of.

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Meanings

verbtake up for (third-person singular simple present takes up for, present participle taking up for, simple past took up for, past participle taken up for)

present singular third person takes up for · participle present taking up for · past took up for · participle past taken up for

  1. To support, as in an argument; to defend the stance or character of.

    Soda was glaring at him. "Leave my kid brother alone, you hear? […] Soda always takes up for me.

    1967, S. E. Hinton, The Outsiders
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APA

take up for. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20up%20for

MLA

“take up for.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20up%20for. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take up for,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20up%20for.

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