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Webster 1913 Edition
Taken
2.
To cut off;
as,
. to take off
the head, or a limb3.
To destroy;
as,
. to take off
life4.
To remove; to invalidate;
as,
. to take off
the force of an argument6.
To swallow;
as,
. to take off
a glass of wine7.
To purchase; to take in trade.
“The Spaniards having no commodities that we will take off.” Locke.
8.
To copy; to reproduce.
“Take off all their models in wood.” Addison.
9.
To imitate; to mimic; to personate.
10.
To find place for; to dispose of;
as, more scholars than preferments can
take off
. [R.]
Bacon.
Webster 1828 Edition
Taken
TAKEN
, ta'kn. pp. of take. Received; caught; apprehended; captivated, &c.Definition 2025
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See also: tåken
English
Adjective
taken (not comparable)
- Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.
- He was very taken with the girl, I hear.
- (informal) In a monoamorous relationship
- I can't ask her out, she's taken.
Translations
infatuated, fond of or attracted to
informal: in a relationship
Verb
taken
- past participle of take
Statistics
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aːkən
- IPA(key): /ˈtaːkə(n)/
Etymology 1
Noun
taken
- Plural form of taak
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch taken (“to take, to grasp”). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tēkaną (“to touch”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₁g-, *dh₁g- (“to touch”). Related to Dutch takelen. Cognate with English take.
Verb
taken
Inflection
| Inflection of taken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | taken | |||
| past singular | taakte | |||
| past participle | getaakt | |||
| infinitive | taken | |||
| gerund | taken n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | taak | taakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | taakt | taakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | taakt | taakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | taakt | taakte | ||
| 3rd person singular | taakt | taakte | ||
| plural | taken | taakten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | take | taakte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | taken | taakten | ||
| imperative sing. | taak | |||
| imperative plur.1 | taakt | |||
| participles | takend | getaakt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||