Tome (en. Take)

/to-me/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Extensive literary work that often forms part of a series.

The last tome of the trilogy was published this year.

El último tome de la trilogía fue publicado este año.

Large book, usually heavy and with a great number of pages.

She took a tome of history for research.

Ella se llevó un tome de historia para la investigación.

Set of books belonging to the same author or topic.

I bought a tome that gathers all the stories by García Márquez.

Compré un tome que reúne todos los cuentos de García Márquez.

From Latin 'tomus', meaning 'portion of a book'.

take note

Pay attention or record something important.

tome nota

take control

Take command or power over a situation.

tome el control

take your time

Don't rush, do things at your own pace.

tome su tiempo

to take

To grab something in hand or adopt an action.

tomar

Thomist

Relating to the doctrine of the theologian Thomas Aquinas.

tomista

Expression of acceptance or agreement in certain regions.

When he was told he could choose, he just said: 'Take'.

Cuando le dijeron que podía elegir, solo dijo: 'Tome'.

Derogatory use to refer to a heavy or boring book.

That tome I read was a true drag.

Ese tome que leí fue un verdadero plomo.