What does tomar mean in Spanish?

The Spanish word

Lo tomo.
I'll take him. | I'll take it.

Él tomó veneno por error.
He took poison by mistake.

El médico me tomó el pulso.
The doctor took my pulse.

Tomemos el tren de las 4:10.
Let's take the 4:10 train.

Fuimos al parque a tomar fotos.
We went to the park to take pictures.

Mi madre me tomó la temperatura.
My mother took my temperature.

Mi padre toma un café todas las mañanas.
My father drinks a cup of coffee every morning.

Me tomaría una eternidad explicarte todo.
It would take forever for me to explain everything.

Por favor toma un descanso por unos días.
Please take a rest for a few days.

Él tomó el expreso con dirección a Tokio.
He took the express for Tokyo.

Cuando tomes sopa, no hagas ningún ruido.
When you drink soup, don't make any hissing sound.

Esta es la fotografía que tomé en su casa.
This is the picture I took in his house.

Como iba con prisa, tuve que tomar un taxi.
As I was in a hurry, I had to take a taxi.

La tarea me tomó más tiempo del que esperaba.
The assignment took me longer than I had expected.

Me tomó más de dos horas traducir unas pocas páginas en inglés.
It took me more than two hours to translate a few pages of English.

Él es del tipo de hombres que no toman muy en serio a las mujeres.
He's the kind of guy who doesn't take women seriously. | He's the type of guy who doesn't take women very seriously.

Sintiéndose cansado de caminar por el campo, él se tomó una siesta.
Feeling tired from walking in the countryside, he took a nap.

Gracias por explicarme por fin por qué la gente me toma por un idiota.
Thanks for having explained to me at last why people take me for an idiot. | Thank you for finally explaining to me why people take me for an idiot.

Como ella está casada con un profesor de inglés, puede tomar clases gratis.
She is married to an English teacher, so she can take lessons free of charge.

	The Spanish word
	tomar
	means
	to drink, to take (figuratively)

	Examples:
	Lo tomo. I'll take him. \| I'll take it.
	Él tomó veneno por error. He took poison by mistake.
	El médico me tomó el pulso. The doctor took my pulse.
	Tomemos el tren de las 4:10. Let's take the 4:10 train.
	Fuimos al parque a tomar fotos. We went to the park to take pictures.
	Mi madre me tomó la temperatura. My mother took my temperature.
	Mi padre toma un café todas las mañanas. My father drinks a cup of coffee every morning.
	Me tomaría una eternidad explicarte todo. It would take forever for me to explain everything.
	Por favor toma un descanso por unos días. Please take a rest for a few days.
	Él tomó el expreso con dirección a Tokio. He took the express for Tokyo.
	Cuando tomes sopa, no hagas ningún ruido. When you drink soup, don't make any hissing sound.
	Esta es la fotografía que tomé en su casa. This is the picture I took in his house.
	Como iba con prisa, tuve que tomar un taxi. As I was in a hurry, I had to take a taxi.
	La tarea me tomó más tiempo del que esperaba. The assignment took me longer than I had expected.
	Me tomó más de dos horas traducir unas pocas páginas en inglés. It took me more than two hours to translate a few pages of English.
	Él es del tipo de hombres que no toman muy en serio a las mujeres. He's the kind of guy who doesn't take women seriously. \| He's the type of guy who doesn't take women very seriously.
	Sintiéndose cansado de caminar por el campo, él se tomó una siesta. Feeling tired from walking in the countryside, he took a nap.
	Gracias por explicarme por fin por qué la gente me toma por un idiota. Thanks for having explained to me at last why people take me for an idiot. \| Thank you for finally explaining to me why people take me for an idiot.
	Como ella está casada con un profesor de inglés, puede tomar clases gratis. She is married to an English teacher, so she can take lessons free of charge.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org