taken

[ tey-kuhn ]

verb

1. past participle of take.
2. Nonstandard. a simple past tense of take.

taken

/ ˈteɪkən /

verb

1. See take
   the past participle of take 1

adjective

1. postpositivefoll bywith enthusiastically impressed (by); infatuated (with)

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. taken with, charmed or captivated by:

   He was quite taken with your niece.

Example Sentences

The al Qaeda-linked gunmen shot back, but only managed to injure one officer before they were taken out.

From The Daily Beast

Most of it is taken up by a graphic inviting the visitor to participate in the 2016 online presidential straw poll.

From The Daily Beast

Meanwhile two kids were taken from their mother when she flew back to the UK from Turkey.

From The Daily Beast

Haringey Council told The Daily Beast that the children had not been taken permanently into state care.

From The Daily Beast

“Under Suleimani several military branches have taken shape [in Iraq] which are run by Iran and the Iranian military,” he said.

From The Daily Beast

A little boy of four was moved to passionate grief at the sight of a dead dog taken from a pond.

From Project Gutenberg

Of course, considerations of weight have to be taken into account, but the more mould round the roots the better.

From Project Gutenberg

Within the past thirty years civilization has rapidly taken possession of this lovely region.

From Project Gutenberg

What course was taken to supply that assembly when any noble family became extinct?

From Project Gutenberg

The pig family did not know when Squinty would be taken away from them, and all they could do was to wait.

From Project Gutenberg