taken by

taken by
or[with] {v. phr.} To be impressed by; intrigued by. * /Ned was much taken by the elegance of Sophie's manners./

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  • taken\ by — • taken by • taken with v. phr. To be impressed by; intrigued by. Ned was much taken by the elegance of Sophie s manners …   Словарь американских идиом

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  • Taken — Tak en (t[=a]k n), p. p. of {Take}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • taken — [tāk′ən] vt., vi. pp. of TAKE …   English World dictionary

  • Taken — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Taken — Seriendaten Deutscher Titel Taken Originaltitel Steven Spielberg Presents Taken …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Taken — Infobox Television Film name = Taken format = Drama, Science fiction camera = picture format = audio format = runtime = 877 minutes creator = Leslie Bohem developer = executive producer = starring = Dakota Fanning Elle Fanning Desmond Harrington… …   Wikipedia

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