Taken

Definition: Taken

Taken

Adjective

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

2. Having possession gained especially by force or effort.

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

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "taken" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Synonym: Taken

Attention

Adjective: attentive, mindful, observant, regardful; alive to, awake to; observing; Verb: alert, open-eyed; intent on, taken up with, occupied with, engaged in; engrossed in, wrapped in, absorbed, rapt, transfixed, riveted, mesmerized, hypnotized; glued to (the TV); breathless; preoccupied; (inattentive); watchful; (careful); breathless, undistracted, upon the stretch; on the watch; (expectant).

Death

Verb: die, expire, perish; meet one's death, meet one's end; pass away, be taken; yield one's breath, resign one's breath; resign one's being, resign one's life; end one's days, end one's life, end one's earthly career; breathe one's last; cease to live, cease to breathe; depart this life; be no more. Adjective: go off, drop off, pop off; lose one's life, lay down one's life, relinquish one's life, surrender one's life; drop into the grave, sink into the grave; close one's eyes; fall dead, drop dead, fall down dead, drop down dead; break one's neck; give up the ghost, yield up the ghost; be all over with one.

Adjective: dead, lifeless; deceased, demised, departed, defunct, extinct; late, gone, no more; exanimate, inanimate; out of the world, taken off, released; departed this life. Verb: dead and gone; dead as a doornail, dead as a doorpost, dead as a mutton, dead as a herring, dead as nits; launched into eternity, gone to one's eternal reward, gone to meet one's maker, pushing up daisies, gathered to one's fathers, numbered with the dead.

Disease

Adjective: diseased; ailing; Verb: ill, ill of; taken ill, seized with; indisposed, unwell, sick, squeamish, poorly, seedy; affected with illness, afflicted with illness; laid up, confined, bedridden, invalided, in hospital, on the sick list; out of health, out of sorts; under the weather; valetudinary.

Inexpectation

Verb: not expect; be taken by surprise; start; miscalculate; not bargain for; come upon, fall upon.

Love

Adjective: loving; Verb: fond of; taken with, struck with; smitten, bitten; attached to, wedded to; enamored; charmed; Verb: in love; love-sick; over head and ears in love, head over heels in love.

Crosswords: Taken

Swedish (roofs).

What about the life that was taken, Shakes (Sleepers; writing credit: Barry Levinson)

As I was saying, I'm a woman and can't be taken for granted (Batman Returns; writing credit: Bob Kane; Daniel Waters)

I wish the world was a place where fair was the bottom line, where the kind of idealism you showed at the hearing was rewarded, not taken advantage of. Unfortunately, we don't live in that world (Contact; writing credit: Carl Sagan;)

Well, I'm not going to let that get taken away from my boy. (The Mighty; writing credit: Charles Leavitt. Based on the novel 'Freak the Mighty' by Rodman Philbrick.)

Well, obviously it's not meant to be taken literally; it refers to any manufacturers of dairy products (Life of Brian; writing credit: Graham Chapman; John Cleese)

It was taken the day that we met (When I Say; performing artist: Air Supply)

You see, He’s taken my heart {Taken my heart, y’all} ("Addictive Love"; performing artist: BeBe& CeCe Winans)

But they've taken all the coal from the ground (Allentown; performing artist: Billy Joel)

I don't mind where I get taken (Don't Look Back; performing artist: BOSTON)

One eye is taken for an eye. (BAD MOON RISING; performing artist: Creedence Clearwater Revival)

Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. (references; author: Mark Twain)

You are an engineer if you have ever taken the back off your TV just to see what's inside. (references; author: unknown)

Don't measure your life by how many breaths you take, measure it by how many times you get your breath taken away. (references; author: unknown)

It is impossible to overestimate the immense need that humans have to be listened to, understood, and taken seriously. (references; author: unknown)

Taken (2003)

Since Daddy Was Taken Away (1909)

I've Taken Quite a Fancy to You (1908)

The Old Maid Having Her Picture Taken (1901)

Demonstrating the Action of the Chicago Pneumatic Shell Riveters on the Underside of the Hull of a Steel Vessel. Taken for the Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. (1900)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Taken (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• America Taken By Surprise (reference)

• Taken (reference)

• Taken (Unrated Edition) (reference)

• America Taken By Surpise (reference)

• Biography - Candice Bergen: Taken Seriously (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures: Taken From Our Vaults, Vol. 2 (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Photomicrographs of the drug AZT were taken at magnifications of 30x and 50x. Used to illuminate the crystals were polarized and darkfield lighting techniques. AZT is thought to help prevent the replication of HIV, the AIDS virus, also known as HTLV-III. Credit: Larry Ostby (photographer).

The office field investigation of cancer from Harvard became the first NCI staff. This photo was taken in the summer of 1937. See also ar003955. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

When distinct burrow systems are apparent, fleas can be controlled with a duster using 0.5% permethrin, or other EPA registered insecticidal dust. Such actions are taken when epizootic areas are in close proximity to human populations. Credit: CDC.

Radiograph taken 22 hours before death; AP Chest X-ray. Credit: CDC.

Denmark Taken by Storm. Credit: NASA.

In a change of venue from peering at the distant universe, the Hubble telescope has taken a ... Credit: NASA.

This is a composite HST image taken in visible light showing the temporal evolution of the ... Credit: NASA.

Mosaic of 45 images taken between Jan. 1994 and March 1995 of M42, the Orion Nebula. Credit: NASA.

Comet C/Hale-Bopp as taken with the Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: NASA.

Full view of the Earth, taken by GOES-7(Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) on 25 August 1992.The image shows Hurricane Andrew approaching Louisiana. Credit: NASA.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Nothing in future shall be given or taken for awrit of inquisition of life or limbs, but freely it shall be granted, and never denied. (reference)

That was his property which could not be taken from him where-ever he had fixed it. (Second Treatise of Government)

He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands. (reference)

Clause 4: No Capitation, or other direct, Tax shall be laid, unless in Proportion to the Census or Enumeration herein before directed to be taken. (reference)

Amendment V. No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation. (reference)

But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice. (reference)

But whatever form they may have taken, one fact is common to all past ages, viz., the exploitation of one part of society by the other. (reference)

Its decisions shall be taken by a majority. (reference)

In the South, the movement toward free common schools, supported [347 U.S. 483, 490] by general taxation, had not yet taken hold. (reference)

Unless adequate preventive measures are taken to dispel the compulsion inherent in custodial surroundings, no statement obtained from the defendant can truly be the product of his free choice. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

If the talking aunt had taken me quite by surprize, it must have been the death of me.

He has taken me up in His arms

For he wished to challenge the Spirit on the moment of its appearance, and did not wish to be taken by surprise, and made nervous

It was an age in which the human intellect, newly emancipated, had taken a more active and a wider range than for many centuries before

Its two slopes were taken away, for the monumental mound

Perhaps they had taken refuge in number and noise from the secret dread in their souls

On what occasion, God He knows, not I, The Queen your mother and your brother York Have taken sanctuary

He slowed cautiously, for the bar of absolute shade was taken.

The Emperor of Blefuscu having taken three days to consult, returned an answer consisting of many civilities and excuses

Let Harlequin be taken with a fit of the colic and his trappings will have to serve that mood too.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Age is not taken into account. (references)

LSD is typically taken by mouth. (references)

It was taken in an electron microscope. (references)

Business

Such decisions are often taken after observing local practice. (references)

The UAE has taken delivery of two of five Triad I-Hawk batteries. (references)

A common language and political stability can be taken for granted. (references)

Children

Indonesia

Usually, they are taken outside the city and left there. (references)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Steps were taken during the year to integrate minority students into some schools. (references)

Guinea

Girls often are taken out of school and sent to work to help pay for their brothers' educational expenses. (references)

Civil Liberties

Gambia

No subsequent action was taken. (references)

Yugoslavia

Many were taken in by relatives. (references)

Armenia

Makeyan's family was not informed where he was taken. (references)

Economic History

Uruguay

Few privatizations have taken place. (references)

Norway

Decisions are normally taken at the Ministerial level. (references)

Sri Lanka

The fighting has taken thousands of lives on both sides. (references)

Human Rights

Lebanon

No measures had been taken by year's end. (references)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Appeals are taken to the Federation Supreme Court. (references)

Nicaragua

Perez and his son were taken to a hospital in Boaco. (references)

Indigenous People

Bangladesh

Part of the land would be taken from the Garo tribals. (references)

Guatemala

They subsequently were transferred to Zacapa where their statements were taken. (references)

Indonesia

In late September 2000, new National Police Chief Suryo Bimantoro ordered all Papuan independence flags to be taken down. (references)

Minorities

Comoros

Some Christians have had their Bibles taken by family members. (references)

Ghana

No police action was taken in regard to any attacks from previous years. (references)

Slovak Republic

The skinheads were taken into custody, and later released without being charged. (references)

Political Economy

Pakistan

Democracy has not yet taken root in Pakistan. (references)

Sudan

The SPLA has taken a number of prisoners over the years. (references)

NORWAY

Norway has taken some steps to deregulate the non-bank service sector. (references)

Political Rights

Kuwait

The case subsequently was abandoned, and no further action was taken during the year. (references)

East Timor

This was taken to be a positive sign by some of the main women's rights organizations in East Timor. (references)

Sierra Leone

Preparations for local elections, which were to have taken place in 1999, were again postponed because of continued fighting. (references)

Trade

Burma

Kyat and FECs cannot be taken out of Burma. (references)

Costa Rica

Consequently, great care must be taken to avoid errors and infractions. (references)

Spain

Spain has taken steps to improve its investment and brokerage entities. (references)

Travel

Denmark

At least three weeks are taken during summer. (references)

Burma

No kyat may be brought into or taken out of Burma. (references)

Cote D'ivoire

Comarco, new in business, has not taken off as quickly as CGMI. (references)

Women

Philippines

Sex tourism is a serious problem, but few steps have been taken to end the practice. (references)

Taiwan

The law also stipulates that measures be taken to eliminate sexual harassment in the workplace. (references)

Morocco

The Commission had not announced publicly any actions taken regarding reform of the Moudawana by year's end. (references)

Worker Rights

Albania

Others were taken farther south to Greece. (references)

United Kingdom

However, no action had been taken by year's end. (references)

Zimbabwe

The director reports weekly to the MPSLSW on actions taken. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Taken out

As taken away

The Lord hath taken away

God hath taken away

Taken out

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Taken out

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Taken out

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Expressions using "taken": able to be taken apart ♦ be taken ♦ be taken aback ♦ be taken by ♦ be taken for ♦ be taken ill ♦ be taken in ♦ be taken in a trap ♦ be taken in the act ♦ be taken off ♦ be taken short ♦ be taken sick ♦ be taken to pieces ♦ be taken to the hospital ♦ be taken up with ♦ be taken with ♦ be taken with fear ♦ be very taken with ♦ being taken care of ♦ can be taken to pieces ♦ decisions taken in the backroom ♦ dutch have taken holland! ♦ have one's likeness taken ♦ have one's portrait taken ♦ have taken a fall for ♦ it is taken for granted ♦ not taken up ♦ not to be taken ♦ taken aback ♦ taken apart ♦ taken away ♦ taken captive ♦ taken for granted ♦ taken hold of ♦ taken honours in history ♦ taken in ♦ taken in the fact ♦ taken in the toils ♦ taken out ♦ taken over ♦ taken prisoner ♦ taken rule ♦ taken thing ♦ taken unawares ♦ taken up ♦ taken with ♦ things have taken a good turn ♦ thoroughly taken in ♦ To be taken ♦ To be taken aback ♦ to be taken in the manner ♦ to be taken with the manner. Additional references.

Beginning with "taken": taken-aback, taken-forgranted, taken-for-granted, taken-for-grantedness, taken-for-grated, taken-off, taken-over.

Ending with "taken": well-taken.

Afrikaans

besig (busy, engaged, occupied), beset (busy, engaged, occupied, pregnant, with young). (various references)

Albanian

zë gafil (take aback, taken aback), sëmurem (become ill, come down with, fall ill, fall sick, get ill, grow sickly, not to be taken, take to one's bed), jam i tronditur (be stunned, be stupefied, be taken aback), i befasuar (flabbergasted, taken aback). (various references)

Arabic 

‏مقبول (acceptable, accepted, adequate, agreeable, approved of, fair, fairly, fairly good, passable, reasonable, sanctioned, subscribed to, tolerable), ‏محتل (conqueror, occupied), ‏مأخوذ, ‏المأخوذ (lemma). (various references)

Bavarian

bsetzt (busy, engaged, occupied). (various references)

Bulgarian 

стреснат (frightened, frightening, taken aback), полъгвам се (be misled, be taken in), подразбира се (it is taken for granted, it is understood, it stands to reason), пленен (captived, imprisoned, taken captive), изненадан съм (be taken aback), изненадан (open-eyed, taken aback). (various references)

Chinese 

采取 (Adopt, Adopted, Adopting, taking, Taking-off, Took). (various references)

Czech

zaujatý (committed, partial, rapt). (various references)

Danish

tilbagekalde trufne afgørelser (rescind the decisions taken), tid,det tager at forberede sagen (time taken to scrutinize the case), kollkektorstroemmen udtrykt i elektrostatiske enheder pr. sek. divideret med massen af luften i en cylinder med blaenderaabningen som grundflade (the collector current expressed in e.s.u./sec. divided by the mass of the air in a cylinder, with the diaphragm aperture taken as the base), kollektive kontrakter,som f.eks.er tegnet af en virksomheds ledelse på arbejdstagernes vegne (group insurance taken out by the head of an enterprise on behalf of his employees), kollektive kontrakter indgået af arbejdsgiverne til fordel for de ansatte (group contracts taken out by employers on behalf of their employees), kokskagen bliver trykket ud af ovnen med koksudstoedningsmaskinen og derefter styrtet ud paa en slukningsrampe eller bragt til slukningstaarnet (the coke cake is removed from the oven by means of a pusher and falls on to a quenching wharf or is taken to a quenching tower(U.K.)), ikke-fornyet (not taken up), i boelgegang,navnlig tvaerskibs eller agten for tvaers,nedsaettes det effektive traek i pullerterne betydeligt;dette maa tages i betragtning,eftersom ankringsbaaden stikker ankre ud i alle retninger og derfor vil komme ud for soegang tvaerskibs eller agte (and therefore will experience beam and quarter beam seas, effective bollard pull is significantly reduced;this should be taken into account since the anchor handling boat will be deploying anchors in all directions, especially on the beam or the quarter beam, in heave seas), hvis der foruden miljoets fysiske karakteristik tillige tages hensyn til den funktionelle natur af den gruppe, der bebor det, betegnes habitatet som en oekologisk niche (if in addition to the physical characteristics of the environment account is also taken of the functional nature of the group inhabiting it, this overall context is referred to as the latter's ecological niche), fremgangsmaaden har vaeret forsoegt i rum, hvor brydningen foregaar med mejselhammer og hvor der tages alle forholdsregler for at undgaa beskadigelser af roer og slanger til hjaelpeudstyr (every precaution being taken in order not to damage the infusion probes and supply hoses, the method was carried out in a pneumatic-pick face), det produkt, hvoraf proevestykker til mekanisk proevning udtages, kan enten vaere en del af leverancen eller et saerlig fremstillet stykke (the product from which test pieces for mechanical tests are taken may be either one of the products presented for acceptance or a sample product), der findes ikke tilstrækkelige data over stoffets sundhedsskadelige virkninger på mennesker.Den yderste forsigtighed er derfor påkrævet (data are insufficiently available on the effect of this substance on human health, therefore utmost care must be taken), afgørelsen og begrundelsen herfor (the decision and the reasons therefor;the decisions taken and the reasons therefor), de topografiske og geotekniske forhold maa tages i betragtning ved valg af bygningernes placering (topographical and geotechnical features must be taken into consideration when choosing a housing site), maaleresultaterne opnaaet med en endevindue-GeigerMüller taeller praesenteres som kumulative, relative frekvenskurver (the readings taken with an end-window G-M probe are shown as cumulated percent frequency curves), de foranstaltninger,der boer traeffes alt efter de foreliggende omstaendigheder (the measures to be taken in the light of the prevailing circumstances), de afgørelser,der er truffet (the decisions taken), boringen maa kun vaere lukket,mens trykket i toppen af boringen kontrolleres;aflaesning af trykket i standroeret og i ringrummet boer foretages,saa snart boringen er helt lukket (the well must be closed in only long enough to check pressures at the wellhead;readings of pressure on standpipe and annulus should be taken as soon as the well is closed in completely), blodproeven tages fra fastende personer ved venepunktur (the blood sample is taken on an empty stomach by puncturing a vein), blanket E301 (certificate concerning the periods to be taken into account for the granting of unemployment benefits), bestemmelserne i dette kapitel og de forholdsregler,der traeffes i medfoer heraf (the provisions of this Chapter and measures taken in pursuance thereof), attest om de perioder,der skal tages i betragtning ved tilståelse af arbejdsløshedsydelser (certificate concerning the periods to be taken into account for the granting of unemployment benefits), Arbejdsgruppe vedroerende forenkling af Landbrugslovgivningen (Working Group on Action Taken to Simplify Agricultural Legislation), demonteret fustage eller tønde (cask taken to pieces, dismantled barrel), saafremt det viser sig noedvendigt,traeffer Medlemsstaterne aftale om foranstaltninger for at muliggoere de i denne artikel omhandlede betalinger (if need be, Member States shall consult each other on the measures to be taken to enable the payments mentioned in this Article to be effected), vidnets edsaflæggelse (oath taken by witness), vidner kan afhoeres under ed ved benyttelse af den edsformular,der er foreskrevet i procesreglementet (witnesses may be heard on oath taken in the form laid down in the rules of procedure), ved brydning skal der drages omsorg for, at der op til brydningsfronten opnaas god stabilitet, f.eks. ved at taget understoettes af en raekke meget taet staaende stoettebjaelker (care must be taken to ensure good stability at the breaking line e.g. by setting very close-standing props, in practising caving), ved betaling forstår man overdragelse af finansielt guld,sedler og mønt,checks eller andre former for overførsel af anfordringstilgodehavender (payment is to be taken to mean remittances of financial gold, payments by currency or by cheque or other means of transferring sight deposits, SDR's), understoetningsfladen skal vaere vinkelret paa og centreret i forhold til indtrykslegemets akse;det skal paases,at den ligger fast imod proevemaskinens bord (the surface of the support should be centred on the axis of the indentor;care should be taken to ensure that it rests firmly in the table of the testing machine), udhængsark (sheet from the machine, sheet taken out of bulk), stoevet optages af makrofagerne og transporteres til fimreepitelet (the dust is taken in by macrophages and transported into the ciliated epithelium), statslig foranstaltning (measure taken by a State), sporskifters stilling (position taken up by points), Kommissionen medvirker ved tilblivelsen af Raadets retsakter (the Commission shall participate in the shaping of measures taken by the Council), skatkammerbeviser inklusive de skatkammerbeviser,som tegnes af de finansielle institutioner i forbindelse med de obligatoriske reserver (treasury bills including those which are taken up by credit institutions to satisfy their compulsory reserve requirements), luftproever udtaget ved hjaelp af PVC-roer, er blevet analyseret enten kontinuerligt i et infraroedt spektroskop, eller enkeltvis ad kolorimetrisk vej (samples were taken of the atmosphere using P.V.C. piping and were analysed either continuously by an infra-red apparatus or discontinuously by means of colorimetric tubes), refusioner i forbindelse med en privat sygeforsikring tegnet af en privat person til fordel for ham selv eller hans familie (reimbursement under a private contract of sickness insurance taken out by an individual in favour of himself or his family), pudset tarm (defatted, fat taken off), proevestykke udtaget af det afskaarne materiale (specimen taken from the sheared waste), proeverne blev taget med et stoevsamlingsapparat (the samples were taken with a dust collection apparatus), plade, der klippes paa maal foer udgloedning, og hvor proevestykket tages samtidig med klipningen (sheet sheared before annealing and for which the specimen is taken from the sheared waste), nettoboligarealet er defineret som:arealet af de udfoerte daek med fradrag af de arealer,som optages af mure,skillevaegge,trappeloeb,trappeskakte,kanaler og doere-og vinduesaabninger (door and windowsopenings, ducts, the living space to be taken into consideration is defined as follows:the area of the constructed floor minus that taken up by the main walls, the partitions, the width of the stair treads and the stairwell), massen af den afvejede proevemaengde (mass of the sample taken), maaling af anodeemissionen blev foretaget paa alle roerene (reverse-emission readings were taken on the tubes), sporskifteposition (position taken up by points). (various references)

Dutch

volhandig (busy, engaged, occupied), in gesprek (busy, engaged, occupied), bezig (busy, engaged, occupied), bezet (busy, engaged, occupied). (various references)

Esperanto

preztrompita (taken in), perpleksa (perplexed, taken aback), malsaniĝi (be taken ill, fall ill), konsternita (taken aback, upset). (various references)

Faeroese

hamskiftur (perplexed, taken aback). (various references)

Finnish

varatattu. (various references)

French

pris. (various references)

Frisian

beset (busy, engaged, occupied). (various references)

German

besetzt (being used, booked, busy, engaged, full, manned, occupied, occupies). (various references)

Greek 

πιασμένος. (various references)

Hebrew 

מופתע (amazed, astonished, startled, surprised, taken aback), מופק (articulated, issued, taken out), מורתע (deterred, startled, taken aback), מוצא (exported, finder, taken out), מפורק (dismantled, liquidated, separated, taken apart), להלקח (be purchased, be taken), להשלף (be drawn out, be taken off), אחוז (cent, connected, fastened, grasped, per cent, percent, proportion, rate, seized, stricken, taken hold of), בטפול (being taken care of). (various references)

Hungarian

vesz (bought, buy, get, lay hold of, oppress, pick up, press, purchase, squeeze, take, take over, to buy, to commune, to fence, to gibe, to list, to nick, to put in an appearance, to re-enter, to scorn, to take, to wed, took), szerződtet (to apprentice, to engage, to hire, to indent, to shop, to sign on, to sign up, to take, took), sikere van (make a hit, to catch on, to click, to strike oil, to take, took), megfogad (to resolve, to take, to vow, took, vow), megfog (captivate, capture, catch, grapple, grasp, lay hold of, palm, seize, seize on, to clinch, to clutch, to corral, to entrap, to gaff, to grasp, to pin, to seize on, to take, took), lefoglal (attach, confiscate, distrain, engage, foreclose, impound, make advances to, sequester, to arrest, to book a seat, to confiscate, to distress, to embargo, to engross, to impound, to keep sy busy, to levy, to prise, to reserve, to seize, to sequester, to sequestrate, to take, took), kelendő (hot, to be at a premium, to be in request, to find a good sale, to sell well, to take, took), kézbe vesz (to finger, to put in hand, to take, to take in hand, took), hat (affect, six, to affect, to impress, to operate, to strike home, to take, took), elfog (arrest, capture, catch, intercept, take prisoner, to capture, to collar, to grip, to hunt down, to intercept, to nab, to nick, to pick up, to take, took), alkalmaz (administer, apply, attemper, employ, hire, ply, practice, practise, to accommodate, to adopt, to dramatize, to employ, to exert, to go on wrong lines, to lay hands on sg, to misplace, to ply, to shop, to suit, to take, took, use). (various references)

Indonesian

terpedaya (deceived, taken in), termangu-mangu (dazed, speechless, taken aback), termangu (dazed, speechless, taken aback), tercengang (agape, amazed, astonished, dumb founded, flabbergasted, stupefied, taken aback, wondering). (various references)

Irish

tógtha. (various references)

Italian

occupato (busy, employed, engaged, occupied, occupies). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

仰天 (being amazed, being horrified, being taken aback). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

どろなわ (braiding the rope only after the thief is caught, measure taken in haste or too late), とんぷくやく (dose of medicine to be taken only once), とれる (to be interpreted, to be obtained, to be removed, to be taken off, to come off, to come out, to leave), はかられる (to be taken in), はっと (taken aback), はまる (to be addicted to, to be deceived, to be deep into, to be fit for, to be taken in, to fall into, to fall into a trap, to fit, to get into, to go into, to plunge into, to suit), みゃくどころ (spot where the pulse may be taken, vital point), やみつく (to be addicted to, to be taken ill, to become absorbed in, to give oneself up), むける (to be taken off, to come off, to peel off, to point, to turn towards), あっけ (dumbfounded, taken aback), とんぷく (dose of medicine to be taken only once), いおりてん (symbol indicating the following words are taken from a song or that the person saying the words is singing), ぎょうてん (being amazed, being horrified, being taken aback, dawn), のる (to appear, to be found in, to be in harmony with, to be mentioned in, to be recorded, to be taken in, to board, to feel like doing, to get on, to get up on, to join, to mount, to ride in, to share in, to spread), ひとめぼれ (to be taken with someone at first sight), しりうま (buttocks of a horse being ridden or followed, person of whom advantage is being taken), くにくのさく (desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity, last resort), ないようやく (medicine taken internally), ないふくやく (medicine taken internally), おきつち (earth taken from elsewhere and placed atop), すみ (arranged, charcoal, corner, ink, nook, settled, taken care of), ぎょどう (fish ladder, path taken by school of fish), いきぎも (liver taken from a living animal). (various references)

Korean 

가지고 가는. (various references)

Manx

gowit, goit (apprehended, captive, captured, impounded, nicked, preoccupied, seized). (various references)

Norwegian

opptatt (busy, engaged, occupied). (various references)

Pig Latin

akentay.(various references)

Polish

zajęty (busy, engaged, occupied). (various references)

Portuguese

tambor desmontado (cask taken to pieces, dismantled barrel), as substâncias minerais de origem artificial presentes no ar podem ser consideradas como traçadores e indicadores de poluição (the artificially produced mineral substances present in the air are taken into consideration as tracers and indicators of pollution), a Comissão participa na formação dos actos do Conselho (the Commission shall participate in the shaping of measures taken by the Council), estar sob detenção (to be taken into custody, to be under arrest), em caso de necessidade,os Estados-membros deliberarão entre si sobre as medidas a tomar para permitir a realização dos pagamentos referidos no presente artigo (if need be, Member States shall consult each other on the measures to be taken to enable the payments mentioned in this Article to be effected), custo do calor retirado (cost of heat taken), contratos colectivos feitos por empresários em proveito dos seus trabalhadores (group contracts taken out by employers on behalf of their employees), contrato colectivo subscrito por um empresário em benefício dos seus trabalhadores (group insurance taken out by the head of an enterprise on behalf of his employees), chapa cortada com tesoura antes do recozimento e para a qual a amostra é colhida nos resíduos que caem da tesoura (sheet sheared before annealing and for which the specimen is taken from the sheared waste), caducidade do recurso (no action having been taken within the statutory time, time limitation for lodging an appeal), bilhetes do Tesouro,incluindo os que são obrigatoriamente subscritos pelas instituições de crédito no quadro das reservas obrigatórias (treasury bills including those which are taken up by credit institutions to satisfy their compulsory reserve requirements), as testemunhas podem ser ouvidas sob juramento,de acordo com a fórmula estabelecida no regulamento processual (witnesses may be heard on oath taken in the form laid down in the rules of procedure), juramento da testemunha (oath taken by witness), as medidas a tomar em função das circunstâncias prevalecentes (the measures to be taken in the light of the prevailing circumstances), as medições efectuadas com um contador de Geiger-Mueller de janela terminal ou frontal são apresentadas na forma de curvas de frequência acumulada em percentagem (the readings taken with an end-window G-M probe are shown as cumulated percent frequency curves), as medições de contra-emissão são efectuadas em todos os tubos (reverse-emission readings were taken on the tubes), as disposições do presente capítulo e as medidas tomadas em sua execução (the provisions of this Chapter and measures taken in pursuance thereof), as decisões tomadas (the decisions taken), as colheitas de amostras de ar efectuadas por meio de colunas de cloreto de polivinilo foram analisadas quer de modo contínuo com aparelho de raios infravermelhos quer de modo descontínuo recorrendo a a tubos colorimétricos (samples were taken of the atmosphere using P.V.C. piping and were analysed either continuously by an infra-red apparatus or discontinuously by means of colorimetric tubes), activação dos compromissos (guarantee taken up, taking up of guarantee), a superfície de apoio deve ser centrada em relação ao eixo do penetrador;assegurar-se-á um apoio correcto no prato da máquina (the surface of the support should be centred on the axis of the indentor;care should be taken to ensure that it rests firmly in the table of the testing machine), a decisão e os motivos que a tiverem justificado (the decision and the reasons therefor;the decisions taken and the reasons therefor), a corrente do colector expressa em v.e.s./s.dividida pela massa de ar num cilindro,com a abertura do diagrama tomada como base (the collector current expressed in e.s.u./sec. divided by the mass of the air in a cylinder, with the diaphragm aperture taken as the base), atestado relativo aos períodos a ter em conta para a concessão das prestações de desemprego (certificate concerning the periods to be taken into account for the granting of unemployment benefits, E301 form), os dados sobre o efeito desta substância na saúde humana são insuficientes;por essa razão devem tomar-se as maiores precauções (data are insufficiently available on the effect of this substance on human health, therefore utmost care must be taken), revogar as decisões tomadas (rescind the decisions taken), reembolso obtido na execução de um contrato privado de seguro de doença,subscrito por um particular em favor de si próprio ou de sua família (reimbursement under a private contract of sickness insurance taken out by an individual in favour of himself or his family), ramo de programa (a course or path taken in a program from one branch point to another, leg), quando não se consideram apenas as características físicas do meio mas também a natureza funcional do grupo que nele vive fala-se não de habitat mas de nicho ecológico (if in addition to the physical characteristics of the environment account is also taken of the functional nature of the group inhabiting it, this overall context is referred to as the latter's ecological niche), prova de máquina (press proof), posição das agulhas (position taken up by points), por pagamento,entende-se a entrega de ouro financeiro,de DSE,de numerário,de cheque ou de outras formas de transferência de depósitos à ordem (payment is to be taken to mean remittances of financial gold, payments by currency or by cheque or other means of transferring sight deposits, SDR's), periodo de instrução do processo (time taken to scrutinize the case), para provocar o desabamento é necessário assegurar a instalação no limite da zona a desabar,de uma linha de forte resistência,por exemplo materializada por uma fiada de esteios colocados muito próximos uns dos outros (care must be taken to ensure good stability at the breaking line e.g. by setting very close-standing props, in practising caving), os níveis de investigação,isto é,níveis críticos de actividade,constituem os limites acima dos quais deverão ser tomadas determinadas decisões e aplicadas medidas (i. e. critical levels of detected activity constituting the limits above which certain decisions must be taken and measures applied, investigation levels), formulário E301 (certificate concerning the periods to be taken into account for the granting of unemployment benefits, E301 form), os levantamentos foram efectuados por meio de um dispositivo colector de poeiras (the samples were taken with a dust collection apparatus), intervenção estatal (measure taken by the State), ordenar a instauração de um processo contra alguém (to order proceedings to be taken against s.o.), o sangue é recolhido em jejum por punção venosa (the blood sample is taken on an empty stomach by puncturing a vein), o resíduo de coque empurrado para fora do forno por um dispositivo apropriado é despejado para uma rampa ou torre de extinção (the coke cake is removed from the oven by means of a pusher and falls on to a quenching wharf or is taken to a quenching tower(U.K.)), o produto a partir do qual se retiram os provetes destinados aos ensaios mecânicos pode ser,ou um dos produtos apresentados previamente seleccionados,ou um produto padrão (the product from which test pieces for mechanical tests are taken may be either one of the products presented for acceptance or a sample product), o processo foi experimentado em desmonte com arranque por martelo picador tomando todas as precauções para evitar a deterioração dos tubos e mangueiras de alimentação (every precaution being taken in order not to damage the infusion probes and supply hoses, the method was carried out in a pneumatic-pick face), níveis de investigação,ou seja,limiares de actividade a partir dos quais se torna necessário tomar determinadas decisões (i. e. thresholds for detected activity at which certain sets of decisions must be taken, investigation levels), não aceite (not taken up), medida estatal (measure taken by a State), levar a fama sem proveito (have taken a fall for), juramento prestado perante o tribunal (decisive oath, legal oath, oath taken before the court), os macrófagos fagocitam o pó que é transportado até ao epitélio ciliado (the dust is taken in by macrophages and transported into the ciliated epithelium). (various references)

Romanian

participiu trecut de la take, ocupat (busy, conquered, employed, engaged, occupied, rapt, seized). (various references)

Russian 

брать (get, jump, lay hold of, obtain, pick up, seize, take, take in, take on). (various references)

Scottish

luachair (rushes, taken collectively), gloc-nid (a morning dram taken in bed). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

zauzet (busy, engaged, reserved), particip proš. od take. (various references)

Spanish

tomado (indulged, landed), ocupado (abuzz, busy, engaged, kept, lined, occupied). (various references)

Swedish

taget, tagen. (various references)

Turkish

tutulmuş (afflicted, afflicted with, engaged, hired, in love, lovestruck, reserved, smitten, smitten with, stiff, stricken). (various references)

Turkmen 

hasaplanmak (be regarded, considered, taken inaccount), deprenmek (be taken with, get a kick out of). (various references)

Ukrainian

бути захопленим зненацька (be taken aback), бути поставленим в безвихідь (be taken aback). (various references)

Vietnamese 

sự nắm (holding, take, took), sự lấy chầu (take, took), sự cầm (held, hold, holding, prehension, take, taking, took), câu được (take, took). (various references)

Welsh

wedi synnu (taken aback). (various references)

captus. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words ending with "taken": betaken, caretaken, mistaken, overtaken, partaken, retaken, undertaken, untaken. (additional references)

Words containing "taken": mistakenly. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Taken" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: akeen, Aken, Akena, atween, Haken, katen, maken, naken, raken, saken, tacendo, tacin, tacon, taden, ta'en, tagin, taka, Takai, takel, Takenaka, taki, takki, taku, takum, talen, taleny, talken, tamen, tankan, tapen, taren, Taukei, taxen, tikn, Tjaden, tokein, tokem, Tramen, tucken, Tzaneen. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: ante, etna, kane, kent, neat, take, tank, teak.

-2 letters: ane, ant, ate, eat, eta, kae, kat, kea, ken, nae, net, tae, tan, tea, ten.

-3 letters: ae, an, at, en, et, ka, na, ne, ta.

+1 letter: anklet, intake, tanked, tanker.

+2 letters: alkanet, anklets, antlike, beatnik, betaken, bethank, blanket, dankest, intakes, kainite, kantele, keratin, khanate, kyanite, lankest, rankest, retaken, tankage, tankers, thanked, thanker, unakite, untaken.

+3 letters: alkanets, ankerite, anticked, antileak, antinuke, auntlike, banknote, beatniks, betaking, bethanks, blankest, blankets, bunkmate, crankest, frankest, gnatlike, kainites, kanteles, keratins, khanates, knitwear, kyanites, lankiest, mistaken, nakedest, partaken, plankter, retaking, snakebit, snakiest, swankest, takedown, tankages, tanklike, thankers, trackmen, twankies, tweaking, unakites, untacked.