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TAKEN definition: 1. past participle of take 2. believing something to be deserving of respect or admiration: 3…. Learn more.
TAKE definition: 1. to remove something, especially without permission: 2. to subtract a number (= remove it from…. Learn more.
Definition of 'taken' Word Frequency. taken. (teɪkən ) 1. Taken is the past participle of take 1. 2. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you are taken with something or someone, you are very interested in them or attracted to them. [informal] She seems very taken with the idea. [ + with] I was quite taken with him when I was young.
understood in a certain way; made sense of. “a word taken literally”. “a smile taken as consent”. synonyms: interpreted. understood. fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation. adjective. be affected with an indisposition. “the child was taken ill”.
Taken definition: past participle of take. . See examples of TAKEN used in a sentence.
to receive or accept (a person) into some relation: to take someone in marriage; to take new members once a year. to receive, react, or respond to in a specified manner: Although she kept calm, she took his death hard. to form in the mind; make: The company took the decision to shut down.
Definition of take verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
take /teɪk/ v., took /tʊk/ tak•en /ˈteɪkən/ tak•ing, n. v. to get into one's possession by one's action:[ ~ + object] took a pen and began to write. to hold or grip with the hands:[ ~ + object] She took my hand and shook it vigorously. to seize or capture:[ ~ + object] to take a prisoner.
1. to get into one's hands or possession by voluntary action: Take the book, please. 2. to hold, grasp, or grip: to take a child by the hand. 3. to get into one's possession or control by force or artifice: took the bone from the snarling dog. 4. to seize or capture: to take a prisoner.
1. verb B1. You can use take followed by a noun to talk about an action or event, when it would also be possible to use the verb that is related to that noun. For example, you can say ' she took a shower ' instead of 'she showered'. She was too tired to take a shower. [VERB noun] Betty took a photograph of us. [VERB noun]
