Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
vzít. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
vzít, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
vzít in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
vzít you have here. The definition of the word
vzít will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
vzít, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech vzieti, from Proto-Slavic *vъzęti; see vz- and jmout. Cognate with Russian взять (vzjatʹ).
Pronunciation
Verb
vzít pf (imperfective brát)
- (transitive) to take
- Vezmu si to. ― I'll take it. (purchasing an item)
- Vzal mu míru. ― He took his measure.
- Vzal mu teplotu. ― He took his temperature.
- (transitive) to take someone somewhere
- Rodiče mě vzali k doktorovi. ― My parents took me to a doctor.
- (transitive) to take, to hold
- vzít za... ― to take by the...
- Můžu tě vzít za ruku? ― May I hold your hand?
- (reflexive, si) to marry sb., to get married to sb.
- Eliška vzala si Tomáše. ― Eliška married Tomáš.
Usage notes
- The preposition za (behind) is used because you place your hands behinds things when you want to get a grip on them.
Conjugation
Conjugation
| The verb vzít does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only. |
|
| Transgressives
|
present
|
past
|
| masculine singular
|
— |
vzav
|
| feminine + neuter singular
|
— |
vzavši
|
| plural
|
— |
vzavše
|
Antonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
- vzíti in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- vzíti in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- vzít in Internetová jazyková příručka