taken

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.
2. (informal, not-comparable) In a serious romantic relationship.

Verb

past participle of take

take

• Verb
• Noun

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Synonyms

received

seized

accepted

caught

held

in use

captured

interpreted

arrested

occupied

reserved

smitten

snatched

taking

laid hold

worn, etc. by mistake

limerent

assumed

besotted

bound

brought

clutched

collected

given

grasped

in

Translations

occupato

preso

genommen

girtî

infatuato

captus

see take

مأخوذ

pris

coinvolto

presa

nehmen

betört

vergeben

machte verliebt

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈteɪkən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: taken

Inherited from Old English: tacen

Cognate with Scots: takin

Cognate with Danish: tagen

Cognate with Swedish: tagen

Cognate with Icelandic: tekin

In summary

From Middle English taken, takenn, from Old English tacen, *ġetacen, from Old Norse tekinn, from Proto-Germanic *tēkanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *tēkaną (“to take; grasp; touch”). Cognate with Scots takin, tane, Danish tagen, Swedish tagen, Icelandic tekin.
Morphologically take + -n.

Sentences

Her waters broke so she was taken to the maternity assessment ward .

The bases for these sculptures often are set in soil taken from these places .

Detailed reactions were taken after six months and since then regular monitoring was conducted .

The pair are then seen in bed , implying that Richard has taken Jane's virginity .

He appears to have been taken prisoner at Yorktown , Virginia and returned to Britain .

Keun was injured and taken prisoner in Dunkirk .