Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
1. to join (hands); to take (each other's hands)
as 手を〜
二人は両手を取り合って喜んだ。The two of them clasped each other's hands in joy.
2. to scramble for; to struggle for; to fight for
二人でわたしを取り合うなんて!!The two of them fighting over me!
Verb (5-dan, う, intransitive)
3. to pay attention to; to take notice of; to listen to; to concern oneself with; to deal with
usu. in the negative
でも先生は全然、取り合ってくれなかった。But the teacher wouldn't pay any attention to me at all.