ta'en
Americanverb
verb
Etymology
Origin of ta'en
Middle English ytan, tane, tain, contraction of taken
Example Sentences
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Have but their stings and teeth newly ta’en out;
From Slate • Oct. 1, 2019
"A man that Fortune's buffets and rewards / Has ta'en with equal thanks" is how Hamlet describes him condescendingly.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2016
But if you know your Cause is not the best Know that you have Defrauded and Oppress'd, That you have ta'en and giv'n many a Bribe, And of a wicked Contract been the Scribe.
From Are these Things So? (1740) The Great Man's Answer to Are These things So: (1740) by Anonymous
She pat on her back her silken gown,25 An' on her breast a siller pin, An' she's ta'en a sister in ilka hand, An' to the green-wood she is gane.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
Ben stept he, young Child Dyr�, Nor reck'd he wha might chide; And he has ta'en a chair in hand,55 And set him by the bride.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
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