Nurse took my blood pressure.

Meaning: The nurse measured the force of blood pushing against the walls of my blood vessels.

Choice of Words: Nurse is a person who helps doctors take care of sick people. Took means to pick up or hold something. Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of blood vessels.

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The nurse checked my blood pressure.

Meaning: This means that the nurse used a tool to make sure that my blood pressure was okay.

Choice of Words: Nurse is a person who works in a hospital or clinic and helps to take care of patients. Checked means to look at something to make sure it's okay. Blood is the red liquid that flows through your body. Pressure is how hard the blood is pushing against the walls of your blood vessels. So, when you put it all together, "The nurse checked my blood pressure" means that a nurse used a tool to make sure that my blood pressure was okay.

The nurse measured my blood pressure.

Meaning: This means that the nurse used a tool to find out how hard my blood was pushing against the walls of my blood vessels.

Choice of Words: Nurse is a person who works in a hospital or clinic and helps to take care of patients. Measured means to find out how big or how much something is. Blood is the red liquid that flows through your body. Pressure is how hard the blood is pushing against the walls of your blood vessels. So, when you put it all together, "The nurse measured my blood pressure" means that a nurse used a tool to find out how hard my blood was pushing against the walls of my blood vessels.

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