take blood pressure

take someone's blood pressure

to measure a person's blood pressure. The doctor takes my blood pressure every time I am in the office. Bob takes his blood pressure at home every day.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sansone	sahn-SO-ne	Italian
CÁNdido	KAHN-dhee-dho	Spanish
Ania	AHN-yah (Polish)	Polish, Russian
Ile	-	Macedonian
Jephtha	JEF-thə (English)	Biblical
Lycurgus	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)