took

S1 W1

in Vietnamese Đã mang, đã cầm, đã dẫn đi

BrE /tʊk/ AmE /tʊk/

verb en → vi

past took pp taken ing taking

1 PAST SIMPLE OF TAKE [transitive] A2

Đã mang, đã cầm, đã dẫn đi

the past simple form of 'take'

  • took somebody/something

Collocations took an umbrella · took the kids to school

  • She took her bag and left.

    Cô ấy đã mang túi xách và rời đi.

2 PAST SIMPLE OF TAKE [transitive] A2

Đã lấy đi, đã mang đi

the past simple form of 'take' when it means to remove or take away something

  • took somebody/something

Collocations took the money · took the book from the shelf

  • He took the letter and left.

    Anh ấy đã lấy bức thư và rời đi.

1 PAST SIMPLE OF TAKE [transitive] B1

Đã nhận, đã chấp nhận

the past simple form of 'take' when it means to accept or receive something

  • took somebody/something

Collocations took the job offer · took the advice

  • She took the position.

    Cô ấy đã nhận vị trí đó.

1 PAST SIMPLE OF TAKE [it takes sb time to do sth] B1

Đã dành thời gian để làm gì đó

the past simple form of 'take' when it means to spend time doing something

  • took time

Collocations took a long time · took an hour

  • It took me two hours to finish the report.

    Đã mất hai giờ để tôi hoàn thành báo cáo.

1 PAST SIMPLE OF TAKE [transitive] B2

Đã giả định, đã cho rằng

the past simple form of 'take' when it means to assume or suppose something

  • took somebody/something

Collocations took the risk · took a chance

  • I took it as a compliment.

    Tôi đã cho rằng đó là lời khen.

1 PAST SIMPLE OF TAKE [transitive] B2

Đã sử dụng, đã dùng để làm gì đó

the past simple form of 'take' when it means to use something for a particular purpose or in a specific way

  • took somebody/something

Collocations took the opportunity · took a break

  • She took the chance to travel.

    Cô ấy đã sử dụng cơ hội để đi du lịch.

1 PAST SIMPLE OF TAKE [transitive] B2

Đã lấy ra, đã rút ra

the past simple form of 'take' when it means to remove or extract something from a container or place

  • took somebody/something

Collocations took the medicine · took a photo

  • He took the money from his wallet.

    Anh ấy đã lấy tiền từ ví của mình.

1 PAST SIMPLE OF TAKE [transitive] C1

Đã xem xét, đã coi như là

the past simple form of 'take' when it means to consider or regard something as being the case

  • took somebody/something

Collocations took it for granted · took a look

  • They took the situation seriously.

    Họ đã xem xét tình hình một cách nghiêm túc.