Taken vs Given - What's the difference?
taken | given |
Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.
(informal) In a monoamorous relationship
Considering; taking into account.
Already arranged. (rfex)
Currently discussed. (rfex)
Particular, specific.
Assumed as fact or hypothesis.
Prone, disposed.
As adjectives the difference between taken and given
is that taken is infatuated; fond of or attracted to while given is already arranged.As verbs the difference between taken and given
is that taken is past participle of lang=en while given is past participle of lang=en.As a preposition given is
considering; taking into account.As a noun given is
a condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.taken
English
Adjective
(-)- He was very taken with the girl, I hear.
- I can't ask her out, she's taken .
Verb
(head)given
English
Alternative forms
* giv'nVerb
(head)Preposition
(English prepositions)- Given the current situation, I don't think that's possible.
Adjective
(en adjective)- No more than three people can be in that space at a given time.
- Given that we will get the resources, what do we want to achieve?
- He was given to taking a couple of glasses of port at his club.