Added 9 October 2026
taken
/ˈteɪ.kn̩/ adjective
adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about taken at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.
He was very taken with the girl, I hear.
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In a serious romantic relationship.
I can't ask her out, she's taken.
verb
- past participle of take
Origin
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.
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