tomar la palabra

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /toˌmaɾ la paˈlabɾa/ [t̪oˌmaɾ la paˈla.β̞ɾa] Syllabification: to‧mar la pa‧la‧bra === Verb === tomar la palabra (first-person singular present tomo la palabra, first-person singular preterite tomé la palabra, past participle tomado la palabra) (idiomatic) to take someone's word for it; to believe what somebody says Te tomo la palabra ― I'll take your word for it. === Further reading === “tomar la palabra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025