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 her young son in her arms, Another in her hand; And she's up to the highest tower,25 To see him come to land.
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) 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
Thou might hae ta'en anither woman, And let my lady be.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume IV by Various
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