taken

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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.

Morphologically take + -n.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈteɪkən/

Adjective

taken (not comparable)

1. Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.

   He was very taken with the girl, I hear.

2. (informal) In a serious romantic relationship.

   I can't ask her out, she's taken.

Translations

• German: ergriffen, eingenommen
• Italian: infatuato, attratto, coinvolto

Translations

• German: vergeben
• Italian: impegnato, coinvolto

Verb

1. Past participle of take

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