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
Not for this Was common clay ta’en from the common earth Moulded by God, and temper’d with the tears Of angels to the perfect shape of man.
From Tennyson and His Friends by Various
Ben stept he, young Child Dyr�, Nor reck'd he wha might chide; And he has ta'en a chair in hand,55 And set him by the bride.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
She mounted on her milk-white steed; She's ta'en true Thomas up behind: And aye, whene'er her bridle rung, The steed flew swifter than the wind.
From In the Saddle A Collection of Poems on Horseback-Riding by Various
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