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Took vs Taken - What's the difference?

took | taken |

As verbs the difference between took and taken

is that took is simple past of take while taken is past participle of lang=en.

As an adjective taken is

infatuated; fond of or attracted to.

took

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  • (take)
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=19 citation , passage=When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him.}}

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    Adjective

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  • Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.
    • He was very taken with the girl, I hear.
  • (informal) In a monoamorous relationship
    • I can't ask her out, she's taken .

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