Taken - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈteɪkən|  American pronunciation of the word taken
Brit.  |ˈteɪkən|  British pronunciation of the word taken
- this word is a past participle form of the irregular verb to take

adjective

- understood in a certain way; made sense of
a word taken literally
a smile taken as consent
- be affected with an indisposition
the child was taken ill
couldn't tell when he would be taken drunk

Extra examples

I was taken into custody.

They are readily taken by nets.

He was taken with her at their first meeting.

My eye was taken by something bright.

They were taken with a fit of laughing.

He was taken with the idea.

I was not taken with him.

Tests are taken to see if the cable has sustained any damage.

The temperature has to be taken every hour.

Every possible means is now taken to conceal the truth.

The doctor was not easily taken off his guard.

It wasn't enough for Julie just to admit she'd been taken.

The proportions of the three Grecian orders were taken from the human body.

He had no clinical clerks, and his cases were not taken.

It was God's will that he should be taken. (E. O'Neill)

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