wzięliśmy

In a sentence

• Wczoraj wzięliśmy udział w maratonie.

  Yesterday we participated in a marathon.

  Here "wzięliśmy" means "we took" in the sense of "we took part in".

• Wzięliśmy dziś rano parasol na spacer.

  We took an umbrella for our walk this morning.

  Here "wzięliśmy" indicates "we took" as in "we carried along".

• Nie wiem, dlaczego tak poważnie wzięliśmy jego żart.

  I don't know why we took his joke so seriously.

  Here "wzięliśmy" is used to mean "we interpreted," indicating taking an action related to interpreting or understanding something.