- past participle of take.
taken
Example Sentences
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When a patient has taken one of these tests, the main thing it tells her is that they’re concerned about their health enough to order and take a test themselves.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
Water will only be needed for everyday uses, such as toilets and staff facilities, with none taken from nearby rivers or marshes.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
They did not understand being devoted to a husband who was still alive while grieving the relationship Alzheimer’s had already taken.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
That could include the Save the Children charity and Ukraine's Mykola Kuleba, who campaigns for the return of kids illegally taken to Russia -- a cause close to the heart of Trump's wife Melania.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Ragweed had taken the yard and tangled the privy paths.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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