taken
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
taken (not comparable)
- Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.
- He was very taken with the girl, I hear.
- (informal) In a serious romantic relationship.
- I can't ask her out, she's taken.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
Verb edit
taken
- past participle of take
- 1662, John Baxter, A Saint Or a Brute […] [1], page 26:
- 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 […]
Anagrams edit
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch tāken, from Old Dutch *takan, from Proto-West Germanic *takan (“to take; grasp, touch”), from Proto-Germanic *takaną (“to touch, grasp; take”).
Verb edit
taken
Inflection edit
Inflection of taken (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | taken | |||
past singular | taakte | |||
past participle | getaakt | |||
infinitive | taken | |||
gerund | taken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | taak | taakte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | taakt | taakte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | taakt | taakte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | taakt | taakte | ||
3rd person singular | taakt | taakte | ||
plural | taken | taakten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | take | taakte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | taken | taakten | ||
imperative sing. | taak | |||
imperative plur.1 | taakt | |||
participles | takend | getaakt | ||
1) Archaic. |
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
taken
Anagrams edit
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch *takan, from Proto-West Germanic *takan (“to take; grasp, touch”), from Proto-Germanic *takaną (“to touch, grasp; take”).
Verb edit
tāken
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “taken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From late Old English tacan, from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic *tēkaną (“to touch, grasp”).
Alternative forms edit
- tak, take, takon, takke, tac, tacke, thake, to
- ta, tan, tane (Northern)
- tacen, tæcen (Early Middle English)
Verb edit
taken (third-person singular simple present taketh, present participle takinge, first-/third-person singular past indicative tok, past participle taken)
- to take
- c. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, General Prologue, lines 33–34:
- And made forward erly for to ryse / To take our wey, ther as I yow devyse.
- And made agreement that we'd early rise / To take the road, as I will to you apprise.
Conjugation edit
infinitive | (to) taken, take | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | take | tok | |
2nd-person singular | takest | toke, tok | |
3rd-person singular | taketh | tok | |
subjunctive singular | take | toke1 | |
imperative singular | — | ||
plural2 | taken, take | token, toke | |
imperative plural | taketh, take | — | |
participles | takynge, takende | taken, take, ytaken, ytake |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “tāken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 edit
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
taken
- present indicative/subjunctive plural of taken (“to take”)
Etymology 3 edit
Alternative forms edit
- take, tak, takene, takenne, takine, takein, takon, takun, thaken, toke, token, tok, tane, tan, taked
- tain, taine, tone, ton, toine, tene (Northern); tain, taine (northeast Midlands)
Verb edit
taken
- past participle of taken (“to take”)
Etymology 4 edit
Noun edit
taken (plural takenes)
- (Northern, Early Middle English) Alternative form of token
Etymology 5 edit
Verb edit
taken (third-person singular simple present taketh, present participle takende, takynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle taked)
- (Northern) Alternative form of toknen
Swedish edit
Noun edit
taken