Take someone up on something meaning
Take someone up on something is a phrasal verb that means to accept an offer, invitation, or challenge made by someone.
- Past simple
- took someone up on something
- Past participle
- taken someone up on something
- -ing form
- taking someone up on something
What take someone up on something means
B2
To accept an offer, invitation, or challenge made by someone
I may take you up on your offer of a lift.
Similar phrasal verbs
With take: take off, take out, take back, take up, take away, take on, take down, take over, take someone aback, take after.
With up: wake up, pick up, grow up, line up, make up, set up, put up, go up, bring up, mess up.
Common questions
What does take someone up on something mean?
To accept an offer, invitation, or challenge made by someone.
What is the past tense of take someone up on something?
Took someone up on something. The past participle is taken someone up on something.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
