verb
adjective
Compare meaning
How does taken compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Now scientists have done something that once seemed impossible: they have effectively taken T. rex's temperature.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
In the week since, Vance has taken a slightly more skeptical tone on AI development.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
But even Hugging Face, a company of 200 employees which is now set to be acquired by Nvidia for almost $13bn, has taken a droll tone over the already infamous incident.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Investors have taken note of the trend: Last week, an L Catterton-led consortium said it would buy a majority stake in Hyrox.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
She’d taken him by the paw and was dragging him toward the woods.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
