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I thought I'd take up fishing...

In my defence, all I can say is, you do take up a lot of space.

take up a hobby\sport

take up swimming / take up a career as an actor

Computers used to take up a whole room, and now you can carry one in your pocket.

I'd like to take up Spanish so that I can go to Argentina for a holiday.

Do you know how to take up trousers?

One day I came up an idea that I will take up guitar.

He could take up skateboarding <begin a new activity or hobby>

When people retire, they usually take up a hobby, or a sport of some description, or do some gardening.

Reluctant users slow to take up videoconferncing

Please, you take up my challenge!

He says he's now looking for a woman to take up with.

The CEO would be happy to take up your kind offer.

to take up too much space. the shopping took (up) a lot of time

embark on a world tour; to embark on a business venture

He embarked on a new career as a teacher.

We can now finally embark on creating an EU structure for protecting minorities.

People by a plane waiting to embark.

To embark is defined as to leave on a trip, often on a ship or airplane. An example of embark is to leave on a cruise.

In fact, she had embarked on a second career at age 51.

The group members embarked on a study of 10 families with young children.

Definition to embark on a journey or activity means to begin it. To embark also means to go on board a ship or plane at the start of a journey

He resolved to embark on a once-in-a-lifetime enterprise.