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

After the Home Depot raid, he was taken to a detention center in downtown Sacramento, where he had to sleep on a hard ceramic floor with an aluminum blanket.

From Los Angeles Times

Israel said the tower was being used by Hamas, and that its military had taken measures to mitigate harm to civilians.

From BBC

It will be a private family service, after which the coffin will be taken to the royal burial ground in Frogmore in Windsor.

From BBC

But nuanced remarks like these haven’t cut it for many District residents, who have taken to expressing their feelings on the mayor’s various social media accounts.

From Salon

Vargas was taken to a hospital where she later died.

From Los Angeles Times