took Meaning | BeDict

verb

Tomó, agarró

To get into one's hands, possession or control, with or without force.

Examples :

"My sister took the last apple from the bowl. "

Mi hermana tomó la última manzana del cuenco.

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verb

Recibió, aceptó

To receive or accept (something) (especially something given or bestowed, awarded, etc).

Examples :

"The camera takes 35mm film."

La cámara usa película de 35 mm.

action achievement

verb

Quitó, sacó

To remove.

Examples :

"take two eggs from the carton"

Toma dos huevos de la caja.

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verb

Follar, coger

To have sex with.

Examples :

"He took her to the park, and they spent the afternoon together. "

Él la folló en el parque y pasaron la tarde juntos.

sex action body

verb

Venció, derrotó

To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.

Examples :

"The wrestler took his opponent in the final round. "

El luchador venció a su oponente en la ronda final.

military war sport game action achievement

verb

Agarró, cogió

To grasp or grip.

Examples :

"He took her hand in his."

Él le agarró la mano.

action

verb

Elegir, seleccionar

To select or choose; to pick.

Examples :

"The teacher took the most quiet student to answer the question first. "

El profesor eligió al estudiante más tranquilo para responder la pregunta primero.

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verb

Adoptar, elegir

To adopt (select) as one's own.

Examples :

"She took his side in every argument."

Ella adoptó su postura en cada discusión.

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verb

Llevó, tomó

To carry or lead (something or someone).

Examples :

"The teacher took the students to the library. "

El profesor llevó a los estudiantes a la biblioteca.

action communication

verb

Tomó

To use as a means of transportation.

Examples :

"He took the bus to London, and then took a train to Manchester."

Tomó el autobús a Londres y luego tomó un tren a Mánchester.

vehicle action

verb

Visitar, incluir

To visit; to include in a course of travel.

Examples :

"My family took a trip to the beach last summer. "

Mi familia visitó la playa el verano pasado.

action

verb

Alquilar

To obtain for use by payment or lease.

Examples :

"He took a full-page ad in the Times."

Tomó un anuncio de página completa en el Times.

business economy finance

verb

Consumir, tomar

To consume.

Examples :

"The children took all the cookies. "

Los niños tomaron todas las galletas.

food drink

verb

Experimentó, sufrió

To experience, undergo, or endure.

Examples :

"The student took a lot of stress during the exam period. "

El estudiante experimentó mucho estrés durante el período de exámenes.

suffering sensation

verb

Hacer, convertir

To cause to change to a specified state or condition.

Examples :

"He had to take it apart to fix it."

Tuvo que desmontarlo para arreglarlo.

condition process action

verb

Consideró, tomó por

To regard in a specified way.

Examples :

"He took the news badly."

Se tomó mal la noticia.

attitude mind

verb

Concluyó, formó

To conclude or form (a decision or an opinion) in the mind.

Examples :

"took a dim view of city officials"

Concluyó una opinión desfavorable de los funcionarios de la ciudad.

mind action

verb

Entendió, comprendió

To understand (especially in a specified way).

Examples :

"My teacher took my point of view on the problem. "

Mi profesor entendió mi punto de vista sobre el problema.

mind language communication

verb

Tomó, aceptó

To accept or be given (rightly or wrongly); assume (especially as if by right).

Examples :

"He took all the credit for the project, although he had done almost none of the work."

Tomó todo el crédito del proyecto, aunque no había hecho casi nada del trabajo.

action right state law

verb

Creyó, aceptó

To believe, to accept the statements of.

Examples :

"take her word for it"

Créela.

mind attitude

verb

Suponer, considerar, estimar

To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.

Examples :

"Do you take me for a fool?"

¿Me tomas por tonto?

mind attitude action being

verb

Sacar, deducir

To draw, derive, or deduce (a meaning from something).

Examples :

"From the clues in the letter, the detective took a meaning that the suspect was hiding something. "

De las pistas en la carta, el detective dedujo que el sospechoso estaba ocultando algo.

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verb

Derivó, obtuvo

To derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.

Examples :

"The student took the title of "Class President" from the outgoing student leader. "

El estudiante obtuvo el título de "Presidente de la clase" del líder estudiantil saliente.

language word

verb

Contraer, pillar

To catch or contract (an illness, etc).

Examples :

"took a chill"

Pilló un resfriado.

medicine disease

verb

Encontró, pilló

To come upon or catch (in a particular state or situation).

Examples :

"The teacher took the students by surprise when she announced a pop quiz. "

La profesora pilló a los estudiantes por sorpresa cuando anunció un examen sorpresa.

situation event action

verb

Cautivar, encantar, atraer

To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.

Examples :

"took her attention"

cautivó su atención

emotion character mind human

verb

Absorber, impregnar

(of a material) To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc).

Examples :

"cloth that takes dye well"

Tela que absorbe bien el tinte

material substance

verb

Hacer agua

(of a ship) To let in (water).

Examples :

"The old fishing boat took on water rapidly, and the crew had to bail furiously. "

El viejo barco de pesca hacía agua rápidamente, y la tripulación tuvo que achicar frenéticamente.

nautical sailing

verb

Requirió, necesitó

To require.

Examples :

"Finishing this on schedule will take a lot of overtime."

Terminar esto a tiempo requerirá muchas horas extras.

demand time action

verb

Llenar

To proceed to fill.

Examples :

"He took a seat in the front row."

Tomó asiento en la primera fila.

action process

verb

Tomar, ocupar

To fill, to use up (time or space).

Examples :

"His collection takes a lot of space."

Su colección ocupa mucho espacio.

time space

verb

Aprovechar, tomar

To avail oneself of.

Examples :

"He took that opportunity to leave France."

Aprovechó esa oportunidad para salir de Francia.

action

verb

Practicar, realizar, ejecutar

To practice; perform; execute; carry out; do.

Examples :

"Pirès ran in to take the kick."

Pirès corrió para realizar el tiro.

action work

verb

Asumir, adoptar

To assume or perform (a form or role).

Examples :

"My younger brother took the role of the superhero in our family game. "

Mi hermano menor asumió el papel del superhéroe en nuestro juego familiar.

action

verb

Comprometerse

To bind oneself by.

Examples :

"he took the oath of office last night"

Él se comprometió con el juramento del cargo anoche.

law moral business

verb

Entró, meterse

To move into.

Examples :

"the next team took the field"

El siguiente equipo entró en el campo.

action position

verb

Entró, atravesó o a lo largo de

To go into, through, or along.

Examples :

"go down two blocks and take the next left"

Baja dos cuadras y toma la siguiente a la izquierda.

action way

verb

Usó, recurrió a

To have and use one's recourse to.

Examples :

"take cover/shelter/refuge"

Buscó refugio.

action ability

verb

Determinar, averiguar

To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.

Examples :

"take a census"

Determinar un censo.

action process ability science

verb

Escribir, anotar

To write down; to get in, or as if in, writing.

Examples :

"He took a mental inventory of his supplies."

Tomó un inventario mental de sus suministros.

writing language

verb

Tomar (una foto), fotografiar

To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).

Examples :

"Could you take a picture of us?"

¿Podrías hacernos una foto?

media technology

verb

Tomó una foto de

To take a picture, photograph, etc of (a person, scene, etc).

Examples :

"The photographer will take you sitting down."

El fotógrafo te tomará una foto sentado.

media technology communication entertainment art

verb

Estafar, timar

To obtain money from, especially by swindling.

Examples :

"took me for ten grand"

Me estafó diez mil.

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verb

Tomó, cursó

(now chiefly by enrolling in a class or course) To apply oneself to the study of.

Examples :

"As a child, she took ballet."

De niña, tomó clases de ballet.

education

verb

Tratar, lidiar con

To deal with.

Examples :

"take matters as they arise"

Trata los asuntos a medida que surgen.

action business

verb

Considerar, tomar

To consider in a particular way, or to consider as an example.

Examples :

"My teacher took my essay as an example of good research skills in the class. "

Mi profesor tomó mi ensayo como un ejemplo de buenas habilidades de investigación en la clase.

attitude point way action mind

verb

Dejar pasar, no batear

To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.

Examples :

"The batter took the pitch, letting it go by without swinging. "

El bateador dejó pasar el lanzamiento, sin batear.

sport

verb

Aceptó, tomó

To accept as an input to a relation.

Examples :

"The computer program took the user's input and displayed the results. "

El programa de la computadora tomó la entrada del usuario y mostró los resultados.

computing technical

verb

tomó, agarró

To get or accept (something) into one's possession.

Examples :

"My husband and I have a dysfunctional marriage. He just takes and takes; he never gives."

Mi esposo y yo tenemos un matrimonio disfuncional. Él solo toma y toma; nunca da.

action

verb

Tomó, agarró

To engage, take hold or have effect.

Examples :

"The new teaching method quickly took hold with the students, improving their understanding of the subject. "

El nuevo método de enseñanza rápidamente se apoderó de los estudiantes, mejorando su comprensión del tema.

action event

verb

Se convirtió, llegó a ser

To become; to be affected in a specified way.

Examples :

"She took sick with the flu."

Se puso enferma con la gripe.

condition action process

verb

Fotografiable

(possibly obsolete) To be able to be accurately or beautifully photographed.

Examples :

"The new student's picture took beautifully, capturing her bright smile perfectly. "

La foto del nuevo estudiante quedó maravillosamente fotografiable, capturando perfectamente su brillante sonrisa.

appearance art

verb

tomó

An intensifier.

Examples :

"My sister took pride in her excellent schoolwork. "

Mi hermana se enorgullecía de su excelente trabajo escolar.

language grammar

verb

Entregar, dar

To deliver, bring, give (something) to (someone).

Examples :

"My mother took me a delicious sandwich for lunch. "

Mi madre me dio un sándwich delicioso para el almuerzo.

action communication

verb

Golpear, dar

(obsolete outside dialectal and slang) To give or deliver (a blow, to someone); to strike or hit.

Examples :

"He took me a blow on the head."

Me dio un golpe en la cabeza.

action body

Meanings

Tomó, agarró

Examples :

"My sister took the last apple from the bowl. "

Mi hermana tomó la última manzana del cuenco.

Recibió, aceptó

Examples :

"The camera takes 35mm film."

La cámara usa película de 35 mm.

Quitó, sacó

Examples :

"take two eggs from the carton"

Toma dos huevos de la caja.

Follar, coger

Examples :

"He took her to the park, and they spent the afternoon together. "

Él la folló en el parque y pasaron la tarde juntos.

Venció, derrotó

Examples :

"The wrestler took his opponent in the final round. "

El luchador venció a su oponente en la ronda final.

Agarró, cogió

Examples :

"He took her hand in his."

Él le agarró la mano.

Elegir, seleccionar

Examples :

"The teacher took the most quiet student to answer the question first. "

El profesor eligió al estudiante más tranquilo para responder la pregunta primero.

Adoptar, elegir

Examples :

"She took his side in every argument."

Ella adoptó su postura en cada discusión.

Llevó, tomó

Examples :

"The teacher took the students to the library. "

El profesor llevó a los estudiantes a la biblioteca.

Tomó

Examples :

"He took the bus to London, and then took a train to Manchester."

Tomó el autobús a Londres y luego tomó un tren a Mánchester.

Visitar, incluir

Examples :

"My family took a trip to the beach last summer. "

Mi familia visitó la playa el verano pasado.

Alquilar

Examples :

"He took a full-page ad in the Times."

Tomó un anuncio de página completa en el Times.

Consumir, tomar

Examples :

"The children took all the cookies. "

Los niños tomaron todas las galletas.

Experimentó, sufrió

Examples :

"The student took a lot of stress during the exam period. "

El estudiante experimentó mucho estrés durante el período de exámenes.

Hacer, convertir

Examples :

"He had to take it apart to fix it."

Tuvo que desmontarlo para arreglarlo.

Consideró, tomó por

Examples :

"He took the news badly."

Se tomó mal la noticia.

Concluyó, formó

Examples :

"took a dim view of city officials"

Concluyó una opinión desfavorable de los funcionarios de la ciudad.

Entendió, comprendió

Examples :

"My teacher took my point of view on the problem. "

Mi profesor entendió mi punto de vista sobre el problema.

Tomó, aceptó

Examples :

"He took all the credit for the project, although he had done almost none of the work."

Tomó todo el crédito del proyecto, aunque no había hecho casi nada del trabajo.

Creyó, aceptó

Examples :

"take her word for it"