- be taken with
- informal
to like someone or something very much
I could tell he was quite taken with my daughter.
English dictionary. 2014.
be taken with
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taken with someone — taken with (someone/something) attracted to someone or something. Carpenter was so taken with the sculpture that he persuaded the town to sell it to him. I was really taken with her, and admired her talent and personality … New idioms dictionary
taken with something — taken with (someone/something) attracted to someone or something. Carpenter was so taken with the sculpture that he persuaded the town to sell it to him. I was really taken with her, and admired her talent and personality … New idioms dictionary
taken with — (someone/something) attracted to someone or something. Carpenter was so taken with the sculpture that he persuaded the town to sell it to him. I was really taken with her, and admired her talent and personality … New idioms dictionary
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
