English Explanatory Dictionary

taken

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.
  2. In a serious romantic relationship.
verb
  1. past participle of take

Pronunciation

/ˈteɪ.kn̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-taken.wav en-us-taken.ogg

Word forms

taken ta'en tane

Etymology

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.

Derived words

foretaken is this seat taken none taken taken aback untaken
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