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tomar

verbBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “tomar” mean in English?

  1. to take or drink

Example sentences

  • Quiero tomar agua.

    Uses tomar as to take or drink.

  • Voy a tomar el autobús.

    Second A1 context for tomar.

How to use it

tomar means to take or drink. This A1 atom starts with the safest high-frequency sense before wider verb patterns are scored.

Common mistake

Keep the first scored sense narrow so games do not over-accept meaning-wrong answers.

Topics

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows Plan Curricular del Instituto Cervantes (Instituto Cervantes), a1-a2-batch-002.