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
O he's ta'en out a purse o' gowd,45 And streek'd her yellow hair; "Now, take ye that, my bonny may, Of me till you hear mair."
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
She's ta'en her young son in her arms, Another in her hand; And she's up to the highest tower,25 To see him come to land.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
Well! what think you, lady? the fellow, with your leave, had the face to tell the laird's son that he had ta'en, and he would keep.
From Discipline by Brunton, Mary
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