taken

CEFRA1

/ˈteɪ.kn̩/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Already occupied or not available.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    In a serious romantic relationship.

Examples

  • The following extract is taken from her new novel.

  • Have you taken your medicine yet?

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. past participle of take

  2. Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.

More examples

In context

  • You were taken in by her.

  • He was very taken with the girl, I hear.

  • I can't ask her out, she's taken.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English taken, takenn, from Old English tacen, *ġetacen, from Old Norse tekinn, from Proto-Germanic *tēkanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *tēkaną (“to take; grasp; touch”). Cognate with Scots takin, tane, Danish tagen, Swedish tagen, Icelandic tekin. Morphologically take + -n.