taken

[ tey-kuhn ]

verb

1. past participle of take.
2. Nonstandard. a simple past tense of take.

taken

/ ˈteɪkən /

verb

1. the past participle of take 1

adjective

1. postpositivefoll bywith enthusiastically impressed (by); infatuated (with)

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. taken with, charmed or captivated by:

   He was quite taken with your niece.

Example Sentences

To test it, Ahmed conducted additional calculations on data taken from the Boise and Missouri rivers in the United States.

From Science Daily

Zaslav’s company is desperate to pay down debt taken on two years ago when the smaller Discovery merged with WarnerMedia, relieving AT&T of its entertainment headache.

From Los Angeles Times

Biden's stock has taken a massive hit in the days since the election.

From Salon

Other tech giants have taken a different approach.

From BBC

They said the two-year inquiry has taken a "serious toll" on the family's health, "unfairly tarnishing" their name.

From BBC