No. 2,516 in Japanese
取り上げる
"取り上げる" means "to take up, adopt, confiscate, or feature."
In a sentence
新聞はその事件を詳細に取り上げた。
The newspaper covered the incident in detail.
Here, '取り上げた' means to feature or cover a topic in detail, as in reporting or addressing.
彼は議題としてその問題を取り上げた。
He brought up the issue as a topic of discussion.
In this context, '取り上げた' is used to mean introducing or bringing up a subject for discussion.
彼女は子供からお菓子を取り上げた。
She took the candy away from the child.
Here, '取り上げた' conveys the act of taking or confiscating something from someone.
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