tomar

Verb

tomar (first-person singular indicative present tomo, past participle tomáu)

1. to drink (consume liquid through the mouth)
2. to take
3. to cover
4. to go, travel
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Verb

tomar

1. Alternative spelling of tumar

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese tomar, of unknown origin; perhaps from Latin autumāre^[1] or from Germanic.^[2] Cognate with Spanish tomar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toˈmaɾ/

Verb

tomar (first-person singular present tomo, first-person singular preterite tomei, past participle tomado)

1. (transitive) to take

   Synonym: coller

2. (transitive) to grab

   Synonym: agarrar

3. (transitive) to seize, to capture

   Synonyms: conquistar, prender

4. (transitive) to drink

   Synonym: beber

5. (transitive) to take (food, a pill, etc)

   Synonym: comer

6. (transitive) to sunbathe

   Ven acó tomar o sol.

   Come here to sunbathe.

   Synonym: asollar

7. (transitive with por) to accept, to receive
8. first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of tomar
9. first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of tomar

References

• “tomar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “tomar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “tomar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “tomar” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “tomar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /to.ˈmaɾ/

Verb

tomar

1. to take; to seize
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 26 (facsimile):

     e logo chegar..a alma tomar demões q̇ a leuarõ. mui toſte ſẽ tardar

     and soon devils arrived, seizing the soul and took it very quickly without delay

Etymology

From Old Portuguese tomar, of unknown origin. Possibly derived from Latin autumāre (“I reckon; I affirm”)^[3].

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuˈmaɾ/

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Verb

tomar (first-person singular present indicative tomo, past participle tomado)

1. (transitive) to take (to get something into one’s possession or control)

   Fui ao banco tomar meu dinheiro.

   I went to the bank to get my money.

   1. (transitive, military) to take; to conquer (to seize control of a location)

      Os cruzados tomaram Jerusalém.

      The crusaders took Jerusalem.

   2. (transitive) to steal (to take something illegally)

      O ladrão tomou todo o meu dinheiro.

      The thief has taken all my money.

2. (transitive) to take; to receive (to be the victim of an interaction)

   Tomei um soco na cara.

   I took a punch to the face.

3. (transitive, applicable to some nouns) to put into practice

   tomar uma decisão

   to make a decision

   tomar medidas

   to take measures

4. (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking por) to take for; to consider; to regard (to have a certain opinion about someone or something)

   Eu tomei a Maria por corrupta.

   I took Mary for a corrupt woman.

5. (transitive) to take into the body
   1. (transitive) to drink (to ingest a liquid)

      Eu tomei suco.

      I drank juice.

   2. (intransitive, by extension) to drink (to consume alcoholic beverages, especially habitually)

      Ele toma muito, durante os finais de semana.

      He drinks a lot on weekends.

   3. (transitive) to take (to use a medicine)

      Esqueci de tomar meus antidepressivos.

      I forgot to take my antidepressants.

6. (transitive) to take; to experience, undergo

   tomar um banho

   to take a shower

References

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Vulgar Latin *tumāre, aphaeresis of *autumāre, from Latin autumāre (“to affirm (the right to own/possess something)”).

Verb

tomar (first-person singular present tomo, first-person singular preterite tomé, past participle tomado)

1. to take

   Los niños toman clases de inglés ― The children take English classes

   Me tomó mucho tiempo ― It took me a long time

2. to drink, have (especially an alcoholic beverage)

   Tomo una sidra. ― I'll have a cider.

3. to take (travel by means of)

   tomar el tren ― to take the train