taken
See also: tåken
English
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”); equivalent to take + -en. Cognate with Scots takin, tane, Danish tagen, Swedish tagen, Icelandic tekin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈteɪkən/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪkən
- Hyphenation: tak‧en
Adjective
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.
Translations
infatuated, fond of or attracted to
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːkən
- IPA(key): /ˈtaːkə(n)/
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch tāken, from Old Dutch *takan, from Proto-Germanic *takaną (“to touch”).
Inflection
| Inflection of taken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
See the etymology of the main entry.
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *takan, from Proto-Germanic *takaną (“to touch”).
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Swedish
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