taken

adjective
/ˈteɪ.kn̩/

Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.

Example

“He was very taken with the girl, I hear.”

Other meanings

In a serious romantic relationship.
“I can't ask her out, she's taken.”

Related words

foretaken
untaken
is this seat taken
none taken
taken aback

Example sentences

“I must have taken a wrong turn.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Why must some medicines be taken on an empty stomach?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“Some things are meant to be taken at face value.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old Norse "tekinn".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “taken” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.