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
She's ta'en the hay under her arm, The corn intill her hand, And she's gane to the great stable, As fast as e'er she can.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
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
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
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