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to take up arms

to take up arm
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too teyk uhp ahrm]
    • /tu teɪk ʌp ɑrm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too teyk uhp ahrm]
    • /tu teɪk ʌp ɑrm/

Definition of to take up arms words

  • phrase to take up arms If one group or country takes up arms against another, they prepare to attack and fight them. 0

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Parts of speech for To take up arms

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

to take up arms popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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