coger.
to take, catch, hold, to get, to seize
Meaning & usage
to take, catch, hold, to get, to seize
Voy a coger un bus.
He cogido un resfriado.
to pick, harvest
Coge tus llaves.
to fish
to seize, arrest; to overtake
to get (a joke)
to collect
to have sex, to fuck, to bang
Me la cogí.
Quiero coger con ella.
to imitate, learn
to choose (a direction, route, when driving or walking)
to turn to (when driving or walking)
to board (means of transportation)
Tengo que coger el tren.
to fit
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Latin colligere (“to collect, to gather”). Cognate with Portuguese colher, French cueillir, Sicilian cògghiri, and also with English cull, coil, college, and collect. Compare also the borrowed doublet colegir. Not related to Latin cōgere, coagere (“to assemble”).
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