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Meaning & Definition of Taken in English

English

Taken

/tekən/

adjective

1. Understood in a certain way

  • Made sense of
  • "A word taken literally"
  • "A smile taken as consent"
  • "An open door interpreted as an invitation"
synonym:
  • interpreted,
  • taken

2. Be affected with an indisposition

  • "The child was taken ill"
  • "Couldn't tell when he would be taken drunk"
synonym:
  • taken

Examples of using

It's taken us three weeks to fix, but at last our car runs satisfactorily.
There are Russians who believe Russia is not taken seriously by the rest of the world.
All the hot guys are already taken.