- be taken with
- informal
to like someone or something very much
I could tell he was quite taken with my daughter.
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taken\ with — • 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
taken with — Synonyms and related words: as compared with, attached to, beside, by comparison with, charmed, comfortable, compared with, content, contented, cozy, crazy about, delighted, devoted to, easy, enamored of, eupeptic, euphoric, exhilarated, far gone … Moby Thesaurus
To be taken with the manner — Manner Man ner, n. [OE. manere, F. mani[ e]re, from OF. manier, adj., manual, skillful, handy, fr. (assumed) LL. manarius, for L. manuarius belonging to the hand, fr. manus the hand. See {Manual}.] 1. Mode of action; way of performing or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
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 by Cars — Infobox musical artist Name = Taken by Cars Img capt = Landscape = Background = group or band Origin = Manila, Philippines Genre = Indie rock Years active = 2006 ndash;present Label = Party Bear Records Warner Music Philippines Associated acts =… … Wikipedia
taken — adj. impressed infatuated taken with (he was very much taken with her) * * * [ impressed ] [ infatuated ] taken with (he was very much taken with her) … Combinatory dictionary
taken — [[t]te͟ɪkən[/t]] 1) Taken is the past participle of take. 2) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, usu ADJ with n If you are taken with something or someone, you are very interested in them or attracted to them. [INFORMAL] She seems very taken with the idea … English dictionary
taken — tak|en1 [ teıkən ] adjective be taken with INFORMAL to like someone or something very much: I could tell he was quite taken with my daughter. taken tak|en 2 the past participle of take1 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
taken — /tay keuhn/, v. 1. pp. of take. 2. Nonstandard. a pt. of take. adj. 3. taken with, charmed or captivated by: He was quite taken with your niece. * * * … Universalium
taken — adjective /ˈteɪkən/ a) Infatuated; fond of or attracted to. He was very taken with the girl, I hear. b) In a relationship I cant ask her out, shes taken … Wiktionary
