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US
/ˈteɪkən/
]
[ UK /tˈeɪkən/ ]
[ UK /tˈeɪkən/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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understood in a certain way; made sense of
an open door interpreted as an invitation
a smile taken as consent
a word taken literally -
be affected with an indisposition
the child was taken ill
couldn't tell when he would be taken drunk
How To Use taken In A Sentence
- So spake he, and Athene was mightily angered at heart, and chid Odysseus in wrathful words: Odysseus, thou hast no more steadfast might nor any prowess, as when for nine whole years continually thou didst battle with the Trojans for high born Helen, of the white arms, and many men thou slewest in terrible warfare, and by thy device the wide-wayed city of Priam was taken. Book XXII
- This contact of his had passed on to him a list of slightly disreputable jewelers and watchmakers in the area, on which I was rather impressed and a bit taken aback to find my appearance.
- The recession blindsided a lot of lawyers who had previously taken for granted their comfortable income.
- I barken back to the rogue Taken Howler, the dead unexpectedly alive and inimical. Shadow Games
- He seemed a little taken aback, sat and listened with fur bristling, one hand stroking the back of the other.
- There is a great deal of feeling and perhaps some bitterness, but do you not all agree with me that it is quite possible, since there is a fashion of armament in Europe, and since there has been no withdrawal on the part of the Admiralty from the stand taken by the First Lord some months ago, to have the entire Canadian people approach this situation in a calm and in an impartial manner? Canada and the Empire
- Benecken characterized the entire hacking case as "ultramodern" and said that, in a way, it exemplified the "downside" of today's digital age "that can easily been taken advantage of by savvy youths with those skills and a lot of time. Hackers Allegedly Steal New Gaga Songs, Rumored Ke$ha Sex Photo
- Hurrah!" came from the right, and the cheer was taken up from the left, while _crack, crack, crack_, rifles were being brought well into play. Charge! A Story of Briton and Boer
- The decision to escalate UN involvement has been taken in the hopes of a swift end to the hostilities.
- The walls were built from stones taken from nearby hills.