taken

[tey-kuhn]

verb

1. past participle of take.

2. Nonstandard.,  a simple past tense of take.

taken

/ ˈteɪkən /

verb

1. the past participle of take 1

adjective

1. 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

But the two leaders have taken starkly different positions on the White House’s indiscriminate raids and deployment of National Guard troops.

From Los Angeles Times

The statement added that police were aware there had been a recent focus on the proscription of Palestine Action and stressed that decision had been taken by the UK government.

From BBC

"Two sections of a surfboard have been recovered and taken for expert examination," the statement read.

From BBC

Was I wrong to have taken what he told me at face value?

From BBC

The woman was taken into custody but later released and reunited with her child, but not without intervention from the public defender’s office.

From Los Angeles Times