verb

took

Translation

took, carried, required (time), captured (photo)

She took the book from the shelf.

The journey took three hours.

I took a picture of the sunset.

((sb.)) took ((sth.)) (sb.) took (sth.) She took the last cookie.

((sth.)) took ((a period of time)) (sth.) required (a period of time) The meeting took two hours.

Synonyms: grabbed, seized, got; Antonyms: gave, returned, left

From Old English 'tōc', the past tense of 'tacan' (to take).

'Took' rhymes with 'book'. Imagine you 'took a book' to link the sound with the action.