tomar.
to take (to get something into one’s possession or control)
Meaning & usage
to take (to get something into one’s possession or control)
Fui ao banco tomar meu dinheiro.
to take (to get something into one’s possession or control) to take; to conquer (to seize control of a location)
Os cruzados tomaram Jerusalém.
to take (to get something into one’s possession or control) to steal (to take something illegally)
O ladrão tomou todo o meu dinheiro.
to take; to receive (to be the victim of an interaction)
Tomei um soco na cara.
to put into practice
tomar uma decisão
tomar medidas
to take for; to consider; to regard (to have a certain opinion about someone or something)
Eu tomei a Maria por corrupta.
to take into the body to drink (to ingest a liquid)
Eu tomei suco.
Ela não gosta de tomar sopa.
to take into the body to drink (to consume alcoholic beverages, especially habitually)
Ele toma muito durante os finais de semana.
to take into the body to take (to use a medicine)
Esqueci-me de tomar os antidepressivos.
to take; to experience, undergo (to put oneself into, to be subjected to)
tomar um banho
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tomar, of unknown origin. Compare Galician and Spanish tomar.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.