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taken - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'taken' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Taken
- p. p. of Take.

Meaning of 'taken' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . taken [ s]
Meaning (1):
- understood in a certain way; made sense of
Example in sentence:
  • a smile taken as consent;
  • a word taken literally;
  • an open door interpreted as an invitation
Meaning (2):
- be affected with an indisposition
Example in sentence:
  • couldn't tell when he would be taken drunk;
  • the child was taken ill

Nearby Words:

take take-in take-off take-up takend taker taking taking-off

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