引き取った

took in, took custody of, adopted

→ 引き取る
verb · past tense Rare #42,958
took in, took custody of, adopted Often used when taking responsibility for a child or animal; it does not necessarily mean legal adoption.
JA: 近所の人から子猫を引き取った。
EN: I took in a kitten from a neighbor.
Conjugation of 引き取る
Past
引き取った

子どもはマーニーが引き取ったと聞いたわ

I heard Marnie took the child in.

— When Marnie Was There (2014)

子猫を引き取ったよ。

I adopted a kitten.

姉が死んで私が引き取ったと

That her older sister died, and I took her in.

— すずめの戸締まり (2022)

それでお爺さんがぼくを引き取った。

And that’s when the old man took me in.

— アトランティス 失われた帝国 (2001)