verb
Usage
And is tooken in the dictionary? Tooken is not listed as a word in this dictionary. It’s not used as the standard past tense of the irregular verb take, which is took (My mother took my brother to the zoo), or as the participle form of take, which is taken (My mother had not taken my brother to the zoo before yesterday). Some people may use tooken as a nonstandard combination of these forms, perhaps intending to be humorous. (General note: Just because a word doesn’t appear in the dictionary doesn’t necessarily mean it’s “not a word.” Some people may use it, and if enough people eventually start using it, it may be added to the dictionary.)Do you know: Is learnt a word?
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Example Sentences
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The original 1970s machine took nearly five hours to produce one blurry cross-section of a human torso.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
On our first real date, I took him to the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
If our government took those two simple steps, they would do much to clean up the greatest problems confronting journalism.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
This was the week questions about the future of the prime minister took a turn for the worse for Sir Keir Starmer.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Gingersnipes took off through the dense woods, scrambling over logs and beneath branches, racing toward the thrumming sound of animal chatter.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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