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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
"The idea of the bbq and the idea of the campfire is nice but they haven't taken the precautions that you'd reasonably expect someone to take."
Part of the statue was removed and taken in the early hours of 2 March by Daniel Heath and William Lawrence.
It said the BSU was not "designed to generate profit" and in some circumstances an equity stake may be taken with the agreement of customers "to reflect the level of risk taken".
At the same time, entertainment companies have slashed spending on productions even as many have taken advantage of lucrative tax incentives offered outside of California.
She, like others, will now be able to work more hours without the benefit being taken away.
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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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