Portuguese

Proper noun

Tomar

1. A city and municipality in Santarém, Portugal.

Related terms

• tomarense

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

Cebuano

Verb

1. Alternative spelling of tumar

Galician

Verb

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

1. to take
2. first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of tomar
3. first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of tomar

Conjugation

Old Portuguese

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

Descendants

• Galician: tomar
• Portuguese: tomar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese tomar, of unknown origin. Possibly derived from Latin autumāre ‎(“I reckon; I affirm”)^[1].

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tuˈmaɾ/
• Homophone: Tomar

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.

Synonyms

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

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:tomar.

Conjugation

References

• 1. ↑ Yakov Malkiel, Etymology

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown.

Verb

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

1. to take
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

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to drink): beber

Derived terms

• para dar y tomar
• retomar
• tomar a pecho
• tomar el pelo
• tomar por culo
• tomar por saco

Related terms

• toma
• tomadura

See also

• comer