take pulse

take someone's pulse

to measure the frequency of the beats of a person's pulse. I can take my own pulse. The nurse took my pulse and said I was fine.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rosina	[rəu'zi:nə]
Lilac	LIE-lək	English (Rare)
Akemi	ah-ke-mee	Japanese
Aristaeus	ar-is-TEE-əs (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Hermanni	HER-mahn-nee	Finnish
Lamech	LAY-mik (English)	Biblical