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  • past participle of take.
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taken

[tay-kuhn] / ˈteɪ kən /
ADJECTIVE
captured
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ADJECTIVE
employed or rented
Synonyms


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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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