1. to pick up
別の資料を机の端から取り上げる。I pick up another document from the edge of the desk.
2. to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to accept; to listen to
sometimes written as 採り上げる
先生は私の意見を取り上げてくれなかった。The teacher wouldn't listen to my opinion.
3. to take issue with; to make a problem of; to bring up (as a point of criticism)
小さなミスをいちいち取り上げるな。Don't make an issue of every little mistake.
4. to report (news); to cover; to feature
雑誌で取り上げられてる。It is being featured in a magazine.
5. to take away; to confiscate; to deprive (someone) of; to revoke; to disqualify; to cancel
これまで請け負っていた全ての仕事が取り上げられたんです!All the jobs I had been taking on until now were taken away!
6. to deliver (a baby)
7. to collect (taxes)