taken
pronunciation
How to pronounce taken in British English:
UK [ˈteɪkən]
How to pronounce taken in American English:
US [ˈtekən]
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- Adjective:
- understood in a certain way; made sense of
- having possession gained especially by force or effort
- be affected with an indisposition
Word Origin
- taken
- past participle of take (v.).
Example
- 1. So far neither side has taken up his offer .
- 2. Does anything remain when everything is taken away ?
- 3. In her three years of practice she had already taken several notable scalps .
- 4. Once sent off into cyber space , images cannot be taken back .
- 5. Abu dhabi appears to have taken this rather personally .