be taken

If you are taken with something or someone, you are very interested in them or attracted to them. She seems very taken with the idea. the past participle of take

taken

{s} understood, interpreted in a certain way; seized, captured; affected by an illness

taken

understood in a certain way; made sense of; "a word taken literally"; "a smile taken as consent"; "an open door interpreted as an invitation"

taken

be affected with an indisposition; "the child was taken ill"; "couldn't tell when he would be taken drunk"

taken

be affected with an indisposition; "the child was taken ill"; "couldn't tell when he would be taken drunk" having possession gained especially by force or effort

taken

{f} get into one's possession; seize, capture, possess; grasp with the hands; contract, be affected with; carry away; captivate, charm; subtract, minus; do; occupy; ingest; ride; accept; feel; study; write down; endure; convey, transport; be effective

taken

of Take

taken

Taken is the past participle of take

be taken

Hyphenation

be tak·en

Turkish pronunciation

bi teykın

Pronunciation

/bē ˈtākən/ /biː ˈteɪkən/

Etymology

[ 'bE ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English bEon; akin to Old High German bim am, Latin fui I have been, futurus about to be, fieri to become, be done, Greek phynai to be born, be by nature, phyein to produce.