How to Pronounce "take up with"
expression
ˈteɪk/ /ˈəp/ /ˈwɪð/, /ˈwɪθ/, /wɪð/, /wɪθ
TAYK-uhp-with, TAYK-uhp-with
tˈeɪk/ /ˈʌp/ /wˈɪð
TAYK-up-with
Definition
To start spending a lot of time with someone, often someone who is not approved of by others, or who has a bad reputation.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈteɪk/ /ˈəp/ /ˈwɪð/, /ˈwɪθ/, /wɪð/, /wɪθ
British English
tˈeɪk/ /ˈʌp/ /wˈɪð
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TAYK-uhp-with, TAYK-uhp-with
UK
TAYK-up-with
Listen in Context
He started to take up with some new friends at school.
My parents don't want me to take up with that group.
She took up with her neighbor after her move.
Ever since college, he's taken up with some people I don't trust at all.