Definitions and Synonyms of taken | Another word for taken | What is taken?
Definition 1: be affected with an indisposition - [adjective satellite denoting all]Samples where taken or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- the child was taken ill
- couldn't tell when he would be taken drunk
(taken is similar to ...) acted upon; influenced
Samples where taken or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- the child was taken ill
- couldn't tell when he would be taken drunk
(taken is similar to ...) acted upon; influenced
Definition 2: understood in a certain way; made sense of - [adjective satellite denoting all]Samples where taken or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- a word taken literally
- a smile taken as consent
- an open door interpreted as an invitation
Synonyms for taken in the sense of this definition
(taken is similar to ...) fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
"the understood conditions of troop withdrawal were clear"
Samples where taken or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- a word taken literally
- a smile taken as consent
- an open door interpreted as an invitation