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
They've ta'en the lady and fause nourice, In prison strong they ha'e them boun'; The nourice she was hard o' heart,55 But the bonny lady fell in swoon.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
A twelvemonth's wear hath ta'en thy nap from thee, My seedy coat!—when shall I get another?
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 by Various
He'll tell father, I know, as they goe along in the barge, or else coming back, which will be soone now, though I've ta'en no heed of the hour.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various
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