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taken

ˈteɪkən
WordNet
Wild animals photographed and descibed illustrated by phototype reproductions of photographic negatives taken from life
Wild animals photographed and descibed illustrated by phototype reproductions of photographic negatives taken from life
  1. (adj) taken
    be affected with an indisposition "the child was taken ill","couldn't tell when he would be taken drunk"
  2. (adj) taken
    understood in a certain way; made sense of "a word taken literally","a smile taken as consent","an open door interpreted as an invitation"
Illustrations
Two vases with flowers. Part of a group of 5 photos and 19 stereo photos taken by an unknown amateur photographer around 1900 in Amsterdam, the Ardennes and Denmark.
Two vases with flowers. Part of a group of 5 photos and 19 stereo photos taken by an unknown amateur photographer around 1900 in Amsterdam, the Ardennes and Denmark.
The man has taken off his sword and is embracing a woman who is leaning back, with part of her leg already bare.
The man has taken off his sword and is embracing a woman who is leaning back, with part of her leg already bare.
Christ is taken to heaven in a cloud. Around him are disciples and his mother, the virgin Mary. The print has a Latin caption.
Christ is taken to heaven in a cloud. Around him are disciples and his mother, the virgin Mary. The print has a Latin caption.
The Hottentots Holland Mountains with the current Sir Lowry Pass and Gordon's Bay.
Panorama taken from the Helderberg, showing the Hottentots Holland Mountains and the north coast of Baai Fals with the Duivelsberg in the distance
Harvard College: portraits of the class of 1869 taken at graduation and in later life
Tapestry with Armida and the sleeping Roland; from a series of four tapestries with scenes taken from the opera Armide by Philippe Quinault. Marked Monmerque, signed Ch. Coypel 1737.
Tapestry with Armida and the sleeping Roland; from a series of four tapestries with scenes taken from the opera Armide by Philippe Quinault. Marked Monmerque, signed Ch. Coypel 1737.
The Descent from the Cross. The body of Christ is taken from the cross. Mary on the left, Mary Magdalene in the mud, John on the right. Altarpiece from the Sts. Gommarus and Pancratius church in Enkhuizen.
The Descent from the Cross. The body of Christ is taken from the cross. Mary on the left, Mary Magdalene in the mud, John on the right. Altarpiece from the Sts. Gommarus and Pancratius church in Enkhuizen.
Tapestry with Armida destroying her palace; from a series of four tapestries with scenes taken from the opera Armide by Philippe Quinault. Marked Monmerque, signed Ch. Coypel 1737.
The destruction of Armide's palace
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Interesting fact
In early America, coffee was usually taken between meals and after dinner.
  1. taken
    Past participle of take.
  2. (n) taken
    A Middle English form of token.
Quotations
Booth Tarkington
There are two things that will be believed of any man whatsoever, and one of them is that he has taken to drink.
Booth Tarkington
Every chance taken is another chance to win.
Source Unknown
Unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. [Matthew]
Bible
Elizabeth Bowen
All your youth you want to have your greatness taken for granted; when you find it taken for granted, you are unnerved.
Elizabeth Bowen
Arthur Schopenhauer
Our first ideas of life are generally taken from fiction rather than fact.
Arthur Schopenhauer
When money is taken freedom is forsaken.
Proverb
Idioms

Taken as read - If something can be taken as read, it is so definite that it's not necessary to talk about it.

Usage in the news

The article stated that donations could be taken to the Menagerie Thrift Store in Howland. tribune-chronicle.com

View full size The above photo, taken approximately 80 years ago, shows a thriving business district in downtown Lakewood near the intersection of Detroit Avenue and Warren Road. cleveland.com

Below is a photo of the same location taken present day. cleveland.com

O'Nora was taken to a hospital. denverpost.com

Steve Lumbeck, who has taken on the Ball Field as a project, was present at the Village of Oquawka meeting, Monday, August 7, 2012. quillnewspaper.com

A group of Zebra Mussels taken from Lake Erie are seen in a recent file photo. oodtv.com

Why did Paula Broadwell think the CIA had taken prisoners in Benghazi. ashingtonpost.com

Australian Tim Cope is three years into a journey that has taken him by horse from Mongolia to Hungary. montereycountyweekly.com

A tale of dysfunction that has cost taxpayers over $150 million - and taken the lives of two New York City firefighters. money.cnn.com

Gift cards have taken hassle of holiday shopping for the folks who have everything. baltimoresun.com

Since then, she has taken the banking world by storm. kyssfm.com

Tuscaloosa police seek 2 after Nick Saban cutout taken. timesfreepress.com

Man taken into custody after Laurel barricade . gazette.net

After barricading himself in a Camden home for 10 hours Wednesday, a 49-year-old man was taken into custody by Delaware State Police. doverpost.com

No one was hurt, and the man was taken to an area hospital. nj.com

Usage in scientific papers

VEV value σ is calculated using the Σ polynomial taken in WA (2).
From Prototype SU(5) to Realistic SU(7) SUSY GUT

Thus they may be taken as a part of coordinates on M.
Solutions to WDVV from generalized Drinfeld-Sokolov hierarchies

The absolute maximum entropy possible is usually taken to be the that of the equiprobable distribution.
Response to Comments on "Simple Measure for Complexity"

R dRZ (0, R, L) ∼ when L is large, and where we have taken the µ → 0 limit.
Solvable model of a polymer in random media with long ranged disorder correlations

About half of the images in each band were taken in these conditions.
QSOs and Absorption Line Systems Surrounding the Hubble Deep Field

Usage in literature

The older man mumbled what might be taken for an assent. "The Fighting Edge" by William MacLeod Raine

Before the government had taken a single step, the Constitution was generally proclaimed and joyfully accepted by the populace. "A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year" by Edwin Emerson

This year Luther had taken a man's place in the fields and the girl had seen him at rare intervals. "The Wind Before the Dawn" by Dell H. Munger

They had taken it literally, and all things are not to be taken literally. "Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen" by Hans Christian Andersen

Beatrice had never taken the slightest trouble to disguise her dislike for the man she had promised to marry. "The Slave of Silence" by Fred M. White

Small palm-trees had been cut down, the trunks taken away, and the tops left on the ground. "The Giraffe Hunters" by Mayne Reid

One was that on which I had taken passage. "The Quadroon" by Mayne Reid

He was still wriggling about among the branches; but it was clear that the piece of lead had taken the "spring" out of him. "The Wild Huntress" by Mayne Reid

If they passed the surgeon they were taken on, and afterwards they did good service. "The Red Watch" by J. A. Currie

You have taken in a guileless old man, and a young girl. "The Cryptogram" by James De Mille

Usage in poetry
Thou, God, hast taken our delight,
Our treasured hope away:
Thou bid'st us now weep through the night
And sorrow through the day.
""I hoped, that with the brave and strong..."" by Anne Bronte Author object (43)
O beautiful, awful summer day,
What hast thou given, what taken away?
Life and death, and love and hate,
Homes made happy or desolate,
Hearts made sad or gay!
"In The Harbour: Sundown" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Author object (294)
List to the sweet Hosannah's which he sings,
(How, holy, holy, holy, loud he cries!)
And Hallelujah's to the King of Kings,
E'er since he first was taken to the skies!
"Advice To A Woman, Not To Grieve Too Much For The Death Of Her Child" by Rees Prichard
Mother, in some sad evening long ago,
From thy young breast my groping lips were taken,
Their hunger stilled, so soon again to waken,
But nevermore that holy food to know.
"The First Food" by George Sterling Author object (248)
She might have known it in the earlier Spring,—
That all my heart with vague desire was stirred;
And, ere the Summer winds had taken wing,
I told her; but she smiled and said no word.
"Feminine" by Henry Cuyler Bunner Author object (284)
Death met a maiden on the brae,
Her eyes held dreams life would betray,
And gallant Death was greatly taken--
"Leave," whispered he,
"Your dream with me
And I will see you never waken."
"Laureate" by Isabel Ecclestone Mackay Author object (311)