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とり

grow older, age, taking, picking up, catching

→ 取る
verb Rare #44,495
grow older, age Used in the expression 年をとる or 歳をとる, meaning “to get older.”
JA: 祖父は年をとり、ゆっくり歩くようになった。
EN: My grandfather got older and began walking slowly.
Conjugation of 取る
Indicative
とるとってるとり

彼らは赤ん坊におじさんの名をとりグラハムと名づけた。

They named the baby Graham, after his uncle.

年をとり、身体も不自由であったが、彼にはその仕事をする気力があった。

Although he was old and physically disabled, he had the energy to do the job.

同じように歳をとり

Growing old in the same way

— パンズ・ラビリンス (2006)

彼は大勢の新聞記者にとり囲まれた。

He was surrounded by a large number of newspaper reporters.

noun Rare #44,496
taking, picking up, catching Often appears as the noun form of 取る in expressions such as 取りに来る (come to pick something up).
JA: 荷物をとりに行きます。
EN: I’ll go pick up the package.
flattery, ingratiation Used in compounds such as ご機嫌とり, meaning an attempt to win someone’s favor.
JA: 機嫌とりはやめてください。
EN: Please stop trying to ingratiate yourself with me.
Declension of 取り
取りとり

あんな仕事校長のご機嫌とりだ

That kind of job is just sucking up to the principal.

— いまを生きる (1989)

彼は依然とり裕福で気前も良かったけれど、今ではその暮らしだ。

He was still wealthy and generous, but that’s the life he leads now.

来週とりにくる

I’ll come pick it up next week.

— ROMA/ローマ (2018)

彼はウサギとりのわなにえさをつけた。

He baited the rabbit trap.