Take your medicine Meaning in English

expression

US

TAYK-yor-MED-uh-suhn or TAYK-yer-MED-uh-suhn

UK

TAYK-YAW-MED-suhn

Definition

To swallow or use the medicine prescribed to you, usually to treat or manage an illness. It can also be used figuratively to mean accepting something unpleasant that is necessary.

Usage & Nuances

Common in both literal (medication) and figurative contexts ('You made a mistake—now you have to take your medicine'). Used in healthcare, parenting, or as a mild rebuke. Not formal; informal and spoken English.

• Spanish: toma tu medicina - toma tu medicamento
• Portuguese (BR): tome seu remédio - tome sua medicação
• Portuguese (PT): toma o teu medicamento - toma o teu remédio
• Chinese (Simplified): 吃你的药
• Chinese (Traditional): 喫你的藥
• Hindi: अपनी दवा लो
• Arabic: تناول دواءك
• Bengali: ওষুধ খাওয়া - ওষুধ গ্রহণ করা
• Russian: принять лекарство
• Japanese: 薬を飲む
• Vietnamese: uống thuốc
• Korean: 약을 먹다
• Turkish: ilacını almak
• Urdu: دوائی لینا
• Indonesian: minum obat

Example Sentences

You need to take your medicine every day at 8 a.m.

basic

Please take your medicine with water.

basic

If you don't take your medicine, you won't get better.

basic

Come on, just take your medicine—it'll only take a second.

natural

I know you don't like it, but you have to take your medicine.

natural

You made the mistake, now it's time to take your medicine and fix it.

natural