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taken

[ tey-kuhn ]

verb

  1. past participle of take.
  2. Nonstandard. a simple past tense of take.


taken

/ ˈٱɪə /

verb

  1. the past participle of take 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. postpositivefoll bywith enthusiastically impressed (by); infatuated (with)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. taken with, charmed or captivated by:

    He was quite taken with your niece.

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Sudanese officials say precious artefacts from the National Museum were taken away to be sold.

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He said the lies they had told and the actions they had taken, especially moving Lucy from Nigeria, had "inevitably caused her very significant emotional harm".

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The federal lawsuit filed in Los Angeles is the latest action taken by McKillen in his long-running legal dispute with the Qatari royal family, a conflict that has made headlines around the world.

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The driver, an unidentified woman, was taken into custody after 12:30 p.m. while TV news helicopters broadcast the standoff live overhead.

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Eight other people - three men, two women and three children - were taken to hospital for treatment.

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