Japanese DictionaryDefinition of とって
Words related to とって
- (adv) very; awfully; exceedingly
「これはとてもおもしろそうだね」とひろしが言います。
"This looks pretty interesting," Hiroshi says. - (before a negative form) (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
この雨の中を外出することはとてもできないことです。
Going out in this rain is out of the question.
- (v5r) to supplant; to supersede
テレビがラジオに取って代わった。
TV has taken the place of radio.
- (vk) to fetch; to go and get
お父さん、めがねを居間から取ってきましょうか。
Shall I fetch your glasses from the living room, Dad?
- (exp) unnatural; out of place; forced or faked (e.g. expression)
Sentences containing とって
"Say, shall we try a questionnaire with the boarding students?" "Ah! One of those things they call 'marketing research'."
「僕の歯はとっても弱くってりんごはかめません」と男の子は言いました。
"My teeth are too weak for apples," said the boy.