Taken — synonyms, taken antonyms, definition

1. taken (a) archaic

assigned busy controlled defended employed full held in use occupied reserved retained unavailable utilised utilized

2. taken (Adjective) archaic

interpreted

taken (Adjective) — Understood in a certain way; made sense of. ex. "a word taken literally" ex. "a smile taken as consent"

taken (Adjective) — Be affected with an indisposition. ex. "the child was taken ill" ex. "couldn't tell when he would be taken drunk"

3. taken (Verb) archaic

accepted acquired admitted adopted aimed asked assumed brought called for carried chartered chosen claimed conducted considered consumed contained contracted conveyed demanded • • • given

taken (Verb) — Carry out. ex. "take action" ex. "take steps" ex. "take vengeance"

taken (Verb) — Require (time or space). ex. "It took three hours to get to work this morning"

taken (Verb) — Accompany somebody somewhere to show them the way. ex. "can you take me to the main entrance?"

taken (Verb) — Get into one's hands, grasp physically. ex. "Take a cookie!" ex. "Can you take this bag, please"

taken (Verb) — Take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect. ex. "His voice took on a sad tone" ex. "The story took a new turn"

taken (Verb) — Interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression. ex. "How should I take this message?" ex. "You can't take credit for this!"

taken (Verb) — Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere. ex. "Take these letters to the boss"

taken (Verb) — Take into one's possession. ex. "We are taking an orphan from Romania" ex. "I'll take three salmon steaks"

taken (Verb) — Travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route. ex. "He takes the bus to work" ex. "She takes Route 1 to Newark"

taken (Verb) — Make a selection from a number of alternatives. ex. "Take any one of these cards"

taken (Verb) — Receive willingly something given or offered. ex. "Please take my present"

taken (Verb) — Assume, as of positions or roles. ex. "She took the job as director of development"

taken (Verb) — Focus on as an example. ex. "Take the case of China"

taken (Verb) — Must previously have happened or existed, happen or be in place during (in order for stated thing to be happening or be the case). ex. "It takes nerve to do what she did"

taken (Verb) — Experience, feel or submit to. ex. "Take a test" ex. "Take the plunge"

taken (Verb) — (movie) make a film or photograph of something. ex. "take a scene"

taken (Verb) — Move or change something to no longer be present or in its previous position; also used metaphorically. ex. "take the gun from your pocket" ex. "take away a threat"

taken (Verb) — Eat, esp. normally or regularly. ex. "I don't take sugar in my coffee"

taken (Verb) — Accept or undergo, often unwillingly. ex. "We took a pay cut"

taken (Verb) — Make use of or accept for some purpose. ex. "take an opportunity" ex. "take a risk"

taken (Verb) — Take by force. ex. "Hitler took the Baltic Republics" ex. "The army took the fort on the hill"

taken (Verb) — Occupy or take on. ex. "She took her seat on the stage" ex. "We took our seats in the orchestra" ex. "She took up her position behind the tree"

taken (Verb) — Admit into a group or community. ex. "take students for graduate study" ex. "take on students for graduate study"

taken (Verb) — Ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial. ex. "take a pulse"

taken (Verb) — Be a student of a certain subject.

taken (Verb) — Take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs. ex. "The hard work took its toll on her"

taken (Verb) — Head into a specified direction. ex. "The escaped convict took to the hills"

taken (Verb) — Point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards. ex. "Take a swipe at one's opponent" ex. "Please don't take aim at your little brother!"

taken (Verb) — Be seized or affected in a specified way. ex. "take sick"

taken (Verb) — Have with oneself; have on one's person. ex. "She always takes an umbrella"

taken (Verb) — Engage for service under a term of contract. ex. "We took an apartment on a quiet street" ex. "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

taken (Verb) — Receive or obtain regularly. ex. "We take the Times every day"

taken (Verb) — Buy, select. ex. "I'll take a pound of that sausage"

taken (Verb) — To get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort. ex. "take shelter from the storm"

taken (Verb) — Lay claim to; as of an idea. ex. "She took credit for the whole idea"

taken (Verb) — Be designed to hold or take. ex. "This surface will not take the dye"

taken (Verb) — Be capable of holding or containing. ex. "This box won't take all the items"

taken (Verb) — Develop a habit. ex. "He took to visiting bars"

taken (Verb) — (driving) proceed along in a vehicle. ex. "We take the turnpike to work"

taken (Verb) — Obtain by winning. ex. "Winner takes all" ex. "He took first prize"

taken (Verb) — Be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness. ex. "She took a chill"

taken (Verb) — Have sex with.

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