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
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
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
And he's ta'en down the silk napkin,75 Hung on a silver pin; And aye he wipes the tear trickling Adown her cheek and chin.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
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