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Having or showing amorous intentions or love for someone
Deeply engrossed or fascinated by, or with, something
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Being currently in use
“I’m sorry, but this seat is already taken.”
Having or showing amorous intentions or love for someone
Deeply engrossed or fascinated by, or with, something
Arrested
Led astray
Having been attained or earned, especially through effort
Not available as a spouse or romantic partner
Having been confiscated or taken into possession
Moved or overwhelmed by an emotion or event
Having been sold or traded
Busy or occupied with business, work, or other activities
To have guided or escorted
Past participle forms for thought
Past participle forms for say
Past participle for to get into one’s possession
“I would take my hot dog from the street vendor once he had finished preparing it.”
Past participle for to take control of with one’s hands
“Enough tomfoolery. It’s time to take the bull by the horns.”
Past participle for to remove from a particular place
“I had to take the anchovies off from my pizza myself as they had forgotten my request not to add them as a topping.”
Past participle for to cite or reference
“The teacher would typically take popular phrases from songs or movies to demonstrate the use of various words.”
(of food, drink or drugs) Past participle for to consume
“You should take some water to help with your dehydration.”
Past participle for to capture by force
“Jon Snow and his men would take a wight as a prisoner to prove the existence of the White Walkers.”
Past participle for to dispossess someone of something
“Someone would take Jesse’s car, and he was left bewildered when he couldn’t find it.”
Past participle for to subtract
“If you take two from five, you will be left with three.”
(of a place or position) Past participle for to occupy
“A large group of tourists would take up all of the tables in the restaurant.”
(of accommodation) Past participle for to rent
“He would take a room at the Two Schools Hotel, which was in a shabby street off the main boulevard.”
Past participle for to accept
“I decided to take the first job I was offered as I was desperate.”
Past participle for to pick one option over another
“I would take going for a walk over just lazing about at home.”
Past participle for to use as an example in support of an argument
“The world is filled with natural wonders. Take, for example, the pyramids of Egypt.”
(of a newspaper or periodical) Past participle for to be a subscriber to
“I take Woman’s Day to keep up with the Kardashians.”
Past participle for to ascertain by measurement
“The doctor would take my temperature with a thermometer.”
Past participle for to write down
“It’s best if you take notes during the lecture.”
Past participle for to carry or bring along with
“It was really difficult to take my new guitar back with me to America because it was so bulky.”
Past participle for to use as a route or means of transport
“You can take the Eurostar to get from Paris to London, or vice versa.”
Past participle for to derive from an original source
“Aruba is said to take its name from a Spanish phrase indicating the presence of gold.”
Past participle for to accept or receive, typically something awarded
“Nanami Nagura would take the title of Air Guitar World Champion after mesmerizing the judges with his incredible performance.”
Past participle for to act on an opportunity
“This was a rare opportunity that he just had to take.”
(of a position, state, or form) Past participle for to acquire or assume
“She would take great pride in seeing her children graduate from college.”
(of news or an event) Past participle for to react to in a specified way
“My mother would take the news of Patrick Swayze’s passing rather badly.”
Past participle for to regard or view in a given way
“Barry did not appreciate it when Donna refused to take him for an American despite his birth certificate proving otherwise.”
(take it) Past participle for to assume
“I take it that you want me to do my homework now?”
(take one’s word) Past participle for to believe as valid or correct
“I cannot verify anything you say, but I’m just going to take your word for it.”
Past participle for to understand or accept the validity of
“I completely take your point that you’d rather not talk about your bad date last night.”
(be taken by or with) Past participle for to be attracted or charmed by
“Many people were taken with Alex’s interesting theory that polluted waters were causing frogs to mutate.”
Past participle for to endure or tolerate
“I can’t take his unfunny jokes anymore.”
(of an action or task) Past participle for to undertake or perform
“You must take a test before being admitted into their club.”
(of a subject) Past participle for to have chosen to intellectually pursue
“All of the subjects that I will take this semester are scientifically based.”
(of time) Past participle for to require or to use up
“It will take about five hours to fly from Toronto to Vancouver.”
(of a task or situation) Past participle for to have a necessity for a particular person or thing
“It will take a skilled player to quickscope on Call of Duty.”
(of a garment size) Past participle for to wear or require
“In terms of dresses, I usually take a size 8.”
Past participle for to take hold or have an effect
“I was indoctrinated with an irrational ideology, but the ideology didn’t take as it made no logical sense.”
(of an illness) Past participle for to catch or contract
“With the current epidemic in my town, I would eventually take a cold myself.”
Past participle for to choose as an item to purchase
“After some deliberation, I have decided that I will take the pink Chanel handbag.”
Past participle for to allow or have room for
“The school will take any student who passes the minimum academic requirements.”
Past participle for to achieve victory over
“With the great players we have, we believe we can take any team.”
Past participle for to deal with a matter or issue
“Let’s just calmly take things as they come.”
Past participle for to impose an undesirable consequence on
“The constant stress would take its toll on the poor man.”
Past participle for to cause or result in the loss of life
“Sadly, cancer would take our dear grandfather.”
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past participle of take
1
as in held
to reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms
take my hand, or we’ll get separated in this crowd
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as in had
to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly
will you take that call? took a cut in pay
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as in gotten
to become affected with (a disease or disorder)
if you don’t cover your head in this weather, you’ll take cold and be stuck inside all weekend
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as in selected
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
you can take the white side this time, since I got to be white for our last chess game
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as in bought
to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for
I’ll take two cheeseburgers to go, please
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as in required
to have as a requirement
it will take a lot of courage to stand up for what is right
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as in fitted
to make or have room for
I think we can take two more in this elevator
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as in performed
to produce a desired effect
it will be a few hours before this medication takes
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as in stood
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I can’t take anymore of your whining about your former boyfriend
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as in accepted
to regard as right or true
I think we can take his word for it
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as in got
to achieve a victory over
I know we can take that team
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as in treated
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
let’s take each problem separately
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as in received
to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to
the school takes only a small percentage of the thousands of applicants
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as in destroyed
to deprive of life
I never thought heart disease would take such an athletic and health-conscious person
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interpreted, takenadjective
understood in a certain way; made sense of
«a word taken literally»; «a smile taken as consent»; «an open door interpreted as an invitation»
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takenadjective
be affected with an indisposition
«the child was taken ill»; «couldn’t tell when he would be taken drunk»
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interpretedAntonyms:
ununderstood, unaffected
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List of paraphrases for «taken»:
adopted, undertaken, made, take, catch, caught, carried, been, harvest, done, catches, taking, took, assumed, implemented, prise, initiated, conducted, given, introduced, had, pris, brought, borne, captured, held, making, followed
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Lesley Manville:
I absolutely took note of it, [And] isn’t that brilliant? I mean, there was only one of the nominees who was between 40 and 50. I think the rest of us were all over 50. Isn’t that great? That means there were five really good roles written for older women. I mean, it’s kind of annoying that it’s something we have to talk about because it should just be a given… [but] there has been a shift because it’s getting better. It’s taken an awful long time.
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Adam Cox:
I will say this with Chad Daybell even though I don’t know a lot about him, when he met Lori and Alex, they were already, when I say the perfect storm, they were ready to be taken.
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Donald Trump:
Personally I think he shouldn’t have settled. Because you should have taken it all the way. I don’t think Bill did anything wrong, i think he’s a person I know well — he is a good person.
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Katie Bryant:
Daunte was my son. He had a smile that would light up the room. He was a father. He was — he had his whole life ahead of him. And he was taken too soon, and we weren’t able to see what he was going to become, and we were left with memories, but they were amazing memories.
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders:
Director Comey made a pretty startling revelation that he had essentially taken a stick of dynamite and thrown it into the Department of Justice by going around the chain of command, that is simply not allowed.
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How to use taken in a sentence
A little boy of four was moved to passionate grief at the sight of a dead dog taken from a pond.
CHILDREN’S WAYSJAMES SULLY
Of course, considerations of weight have to be taken into account, but the more mould round the roots the better.
HOW TO KNOW THE FERNSS. LEONARD BASTIN
Within the past thirty years civilization has rapidly taken possession of this lovely region.
AMONG THE SIOUXR. J. CRESWELL
What course was taken to supply that assembly when any noble family became extinct?
GULLIVER’S TRAVELSJONATHAN SWIFT
The pig family did not know when Squinty would be taken away from them, and all they could do was to wait.
SQUINTY THE COMICAL PIGRICHARD BARNUM
On this account, great care should be taken to provide well-drained positions.
HOW TO KNOW THE FERNSS. LEONARD BASTIN
I admitted every one of these possibilities but said, every time, that taken together, they destroyed one another.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTON
If it be taken from others ’tis like plums stuck upon blackthorns; there they are for a while, but they come to nothing.
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WORDS RELATED TO TAKEN
- bamboozled
- betrayed
- conned
- culled
- duped
- fooled
- had
- hoodwinked
- lured
- played
- taken
- trapped
- victimized
- amorous
- attracted
- besotted
- bewitched
- captivated
- charmed
- crazy about
- devoted
- dotty
- enchanted
- enraptured
- entranced
- fascinated
- fond of
- gone on
- has a thing about
- hooked
- infatuated
- loving
- nuts about
- silly about
- smitten
- stuck on
- swept off one’s feet
- taken
- wild about
- adhered
- believed
- clutched
- controlled
- defended
- detained
- gripped
- guarded
- occupied
- retained
- taken
- absorbed
- affected
- attentive
- attracted
- awakened
- biased
- caught
- drawn
- eat, sleep, and breathe
- engrossed
- enticed
- excited
- fascinated
- fired
- gone
- hooked
- implicated
- impressed
- inspired
- inspirited
- intent
- into
- involved
- keen
- lured
- moved
- obsessed
- occupied
- on the case
- open
- partial
- partisan
- predisposed
- prejudiced
- responsive
- roused
- sold
- stimulated
- stirred
- struck
- sympathetic
- taken
- touched
- absorbed
- affected
- attentive
- attracted
- awakened
- biased
- caught
- drawn
- eat sleep and breathe
- engrossed
- enticed
- excited
- fascinated
- fired
- gone
- hooked
- implicated
- impressed
- inspired
- inspirited
- intent
- into
- involved
- keen
- lured
- moved
- obsessed
- occupied
- on the case
- open
- partial
- partisan
- predisposed
- prejudiced
- responsive
- roused
- sold
- stimulated
- stirred
- struck
- sympathetic
- taken
- touched
- adopted
- approved
- culled
- decided upon
- elected
- endorsed
- fancied
- favored
- handpicked
- liked
- named
- picked
- popular
- sanctioned
- selected
- set apart
- settled upon
- singled out
- taken
- well-liked
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