tomar

See also: Tomar

Asturian

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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Conjugation

Conjugation of tomar

infinitive		tomar
gerund		tomando
past participle		m tomáu, f tomada, n tomao, m pl tomaos, f pl tomaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	tomo	tomes	toma	tomamos	tomáis	tomen
	imperfect	tomaba	tomabes	tomaba	tomábemos, tomábamos	tomabeis, tomabais	tomaben
	preterite	tomé	tomasti, tomesti	tomó	tomemos	tomastis, tomestis	tomaron
	pluperfect	tomare, tomara	tomares, tomaras	tomare, tomara	tomáremos, tomáramos	tomareis, tomarais	tomaren, tomaran
	future	tomaré	tomarás	tomará	tomaremos	tomaréis	tomarán
	conditional	tomaría	tomaríes	tomaría	tomaríemos, tomaríamos	tomaríeis, tomaríais	tomaríen
subjunctive	present	tome	tomes, tomas	tome	tomemos	toméis	tomen, toman
	imperfect	tomare, tomara	tomares, tomaras	tomare, tomara	tomáremos, tomáramos	tomareis, tomarais	tomaren, tomaran
imperative		—	toma	—	—	tomái	—

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Cebuano

Verb

tomar

1. Alternative spelling of tumar

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese tomar, of unknown origin; perhaps from Latin autumāre or from Germanic. Cognate with Spanish tomar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toˈmaɾ/

Verb

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. Template:indtr to accept, to receive
8. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of tomar
9. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of tomar

Derived terms

• tomada

References

• Template:R:DDGM
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “tomar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “tomar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Old Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /to.ˈmaɾ/

Verb

tomar

1. to take; to seize
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, 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

Descendants

• Galician: tomar
• Portuguese: tomar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese tomar, of unknown origin. Possibly derived from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin autumāre (“I reckon; I affirm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuˈmaɾ/
• IPA^(key): /to.ˈma(ʁ)/

• Audio:

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• Homophone: Tomar

Verb

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. Template:indtr 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

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:tomar.

Synonyms

• (to take): pegar
• (to steal): roubar
• (to consider as): considerar (como)
• (to drink): beber
• (to drink alcohol): beber

Derived terms

• tomada

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toˈmaɾ/

Verb

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

Synonyms

• (to drink): beber

Derived terms

• a tomar por culo
• a tomar por el culo
• a tomar por saco
• para dar y tomar
• retomar
• toma y daca
• tomacorrientes
• tomar a pecho
• tomar cartas en el asunto
• tomar cuerpo
• tomar el pelo
• tomar el toro por los cuernos
• tomar en cuenta
• tomar la alternativa
• tomar la palabra
• tomar por culo
• tomar por saco
• tomar una posición (“to take a stand, to take a position”)
• tomavistas

 

Related terms

• toma
• tomadura

See also

• comer