Took

/tʊk/

ले लिया / लिया / ले गया (take का भूतकाल)

Origin & History

From Middle English toke, past of taken (“to take”), from Old English tōc, past of tacan, influenced by Old Norse taka (“to take”).

मध्य अंग्रेज़ी toke से, जो taken (“to take”) का भूतकाल रूप था; यह पुरानी अंग्रेज़ी tōc (tacan का भूतकाल) से जुड़ा है, और इस पर पुरानी नॉर्स taka (“लेना”) का प्रभाव माना जाता है।

Definition

“Took” is the past form of “take,” used when someone took possession of something, carried someone/something, accepted an offer, chose an option, removed something, or understood an idea in the past.

“Took”, “take” क्रिया का भूतकाल/भूतकालिक रूप है; इसका प्रयोग तब होता है जब किसी ने अतीत में कोई चीज़ ले ली, साथ ले गया, स्वीकार किया, चुना, हटाया/निकाला, या किसी बात को समझ लिया।

Parts of Speech

Verb:
She took the keys from the table.
उसने मेज़ से चाबियाँ उठाईं।

Usage Examples

He took my phone by mistake.
We took a taxi to the airport.
She took the job offer.
I took a deep breath and started.
They took the children to school.
He took the blame for the mistake.
I took your point.

Related Forms

Noun
Take / Takeover / Taker
Verb
Take / Taking / Takes / Took / Taken
Adjective

Idioms & Phrases

Took it for granted
इसे स्वाभाविक/तय मान लिया
Took advantage of
फ़ायदा उठाया
Took part (in)
(में) हिस्सा लिया
Took place
घटित हुआ / आयोजित हुआ
Took off
उड़ान भरी / (कपड़े) उतारे / तेजी से सफल हुआ