taken

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈteɪkən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tā′kən)

From the verb take: (⇒ conjugate)
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take | taken
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take the initiative v expr (be pro-active, be first to act)het initiatief nemen frase
 Normally, Lydia enjoyed booking their family holidays, but sometimes she wished her husband would take the initiative and do it instead.
take the law into your own hands v expr (act as a vigilante)het recht in eigen hand nemen frase
 If you get robbed, don't try to take the law into your own hands.
take the liberty of doing [sth] v expr (do [sth] without permission)de vrijheid nemen onoverg. uitdr.
  zo vrij zijn onoverg. uitdr.
 May I take the liberty of calling you Marta? You weren't here when the waiter came so I took the liberty of ordering for you.
take the opportunity v expr (use the chance to do [sth])van de gelegenheid gebruikmaken frase
 If you take the opportunity to thank the audience, they'll generally like you better.
take the plunge v expr figurative (do [sth] daring) (figuurlijk)de sprong wagen nw + ww
 I've finally decided to take the plunge; I'm getting a tattoo!
take the plunge v expr figurative (commit to [sth]) (figuurlijk)de knoop doorhakken nw + ww
 After dating for a year, they decided to take the plunge and get married.
take to heart vtr (take seriously, be upset by)zich iets aantrekken wk.ww
 Jack made a joke about Sarah's hair, but she took it to heart and got upset.
take to heart vtr (apply to oneself)iets ter harte nemen frase
 She took all the advice to heart, and tried to be a better person.
take up arms v expr (prepare for war)de wapens oppakken, de wapens opnemen nw + ww
 After Pearl Harbor, many American men and women were ready to take up arms.
take vengeance on [sb],
have vengeance on [sb] v expr		 (be avenged)wraak nemen op overg.uitdr.
 Mark took vengeance on his old girlfriend by putting embarrassing pictures online.
takeaway,
take-away,
US: takeout,
take-out n		 UK (food: eaten off premises)afhaaleten nw het
takeaway,
take-away n		 UK (restaurant: serves food to go)afhaalrestaurant nw het
 We went to the Chinese takeaway to get some food.
takeaway,
take-away,
US: takeout,
take-out adj		 UK (food: eaten off premises) (in samenstellingen)afhaal-, meeneem- bn
 After the film we went to the Chinese restaurant for some take-away food.
takeoff weight,
also UK: take-off weight n		 (plane's weight at start of journey) (vliegtuig)startgewicht nw het, ont.
 Takeoff weight includes the passengers, the baggage, and the fuel.
takeover,
take-over n		 (of company)overname nw de
 After the takeover, there were a lot of changes to the company structure.
takeover,
take-over n		 (of country)bezetting, inneming nw de
 The takeover was condemned by the UN.
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Collocatie: I was [quite, very] taken by her [words, kindness, generosity], is quite taken with her [grandson, niece, nephew], sorry, this [chair, place, seat] is taken, meer...

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