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Verbs  ›  tomar
🇪🇸 Spanish verb

tomar — to take +[drink/ pill/ coffee]

tomar · tomando · tomado infinitive · gerund · participle
+por+en+a+[bebida/pastilla/café]
tomar — to take +[drink/ pill/ coffee]

Meanings of tomar

1
to take +[drink/ pill/ coffee] +[bebida/ pastilla/ café]
Todas las mañanas tomo un café con leche antes de salir.Every morning I have a coffee with milk before going out.
2
to take +[bus/ train/ taxi] +[autobús/ tren/ taxi]
Para ir al centro tomo el autobús número doce.To get to the city centre, I take the number twelve bus.
3
to make (a decision) una decisión
Después de pensarlo mucho, tomé una decisión importante.After thinking about it a lot, I made an important decision.
4
to take +[object] +[objeto]
Toma el libro de la mesa y tráemelo, por favor.Take the book from the table and bring it to me, please.
5
to take (something) into account en cuenta
El jefe no tomó en cuenta mi opinión durante la reunión.The boss did not take my opinion into account during the meeting.
6
to take +[notes] +[apuntes/ notas]
Durante la clase tomo apuntes en mi cuaderno.During class, I take notes in my notebook.
7
to sunbathe/ get some air/ take (one's) temperature +[sun/ air/ temperature] +[sol/ aire/ temperatura]
En verano nos gusta tomar el sol en la playa.In summer, we like to sunbathe on the beach.
8
to take part parte
Muchos estudiantes tomaron parte en la manifestación.Many students took part in the demonstration.
9
to seize/ capture +[city/ power/ control] +[ciudad/ poder/ control]
Las tropas tomaron la ciudad después de un largo asedio.The troops took the city after a long siege.

Synonyms

agarrar · grabcoger · to take/ to catchbeber · to drink

Antonyms

soltar · releasedejar · leavedar · to give

Reflexive tomarse

1
to consume or finish off completely (a food/ drink/ medicine) +[alimento/ bebida/ medicamento]
Se tomó todo el café antes de salir.He drank all the coffee before leaving.
2
to take seriously +[en serio]
No te tomes en serio todo lo que lees en internet.Do not take everything you read on the internet seriously.
3
to take badly; to be offended +[a mal]
No te tomes a mal lo que voy a decir.Do not take what I am going to say the wrong way.
4
to pull each other’s leg +[el pelo]
Nos tomamos el pelo constantemente, pero seguimos siendo buenos amigos.We constantly pull each other’s leg, but we are still good friends.
5
to take (a break/ one's time/ a day off) +[un descanso/ tiempo/ día libre]
Tómate un descanso, llevas horas trabajando.Take a break, you've been working for hours.
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