N21076/1725

採とる

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verb

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とる

Meanings

to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.), to take (a measure, course of action, etc.), to decide on
to pick (e.g. flowers), to gather (e.g. mushrooms), to catch (e.g. insects)
to extract (e.g. juice), to take (e.g. a sample)
to assume (an attitude)
to take on (workers, students), to employ, to hire
to draw in (e.g. water), to let in (e.g. light from a window)

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Example sentences

新あたらしい方針ほうしんを採とることにした。

We decided to adopt a new policy.

彼かれの提案ていあんを採とるかどうか、会議かいぎで話はなし合あった。

We discussed in the meeting whether to adopt his proposal.

その方法ほうほうを採とらないほうがいいと思おもう。

I think it would be better not to take that approach.

柔軟じゅうなんな態度たいどを採るとることで、交渉こうしょうがうまく進すすんだ。

By taking a flexible attitude, the negotiations went smoothly.

委員会いいんかいは複数ふくすうの専門家せんもんかの意見いけんを採とり、最終的さいしゅうてきな結論けつろんを導みちびき出だした。

The committee gathered opinions from multiple experts and drew a final conclusion.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)