ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Taken

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈteɪ.kn̩/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Taken is an adjective meaning Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.

Meaning

Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.

More Meanings

  1. (informal) In a serious romantic relationship.
  2. past participle of take

Example Sentences

I can't ask her out, she's taken.
He was very taken with the girl, I hear.
No doubt many a journey you have rode and gone, and many a hard daies labour you have taken, and ſharpened perhaps with care and grief[…]

Synonyms for taken

Depending on context, synonyms include condemned, affected, assumed, seized, appropriated, usurped.

Antonyms for taken

Common opposites include given.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include affected, arrogated, assumed, condemned, understood, stolen.

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