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taken
/ ˈٱɪə /
verb
- the past participle of take 1
adjective
- postpositivefoll bywith enthusiastically impressed (by); infatuated (with)
Idioms and Phrases
- taken with, charmed or captivated by:
He was quite taken with your niece.
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Example Sentences
Việt fears not just what will happen to him but what may well happen to Nam if he embarks on the dangerous journey so many others in their community have taken before.
In an interview with The Times Friday, Adams Kellum said she hasn’t taken a new position but that she will stay in homeless services.
"On the supply side, the problem is that all measures taken by the local or national governments are going against landlords," says Mr Villén.
Ms Sura has told reporters that she has not spoken to her husband since he was taken by US authorities.
Environmentalists warned limits on the water taken from the Usk were needed so species and habitats had sufficient water to survive.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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