Given vs. Taken — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Given and Taken
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Given
Past participle of give.
Taken
Past participle of take.
Given
Specified; fixed
We will meet at a given time and location.
Taken
Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.
He was very taken with the girl, I hear.
Given
Granted as a supposition; acknowledged or assumed
Given the condition of the engine, it is a wonder that it even starts.
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Taken
(informal) In a serious romantic relationship.
I can't ask him out, she's taken.
Given
Having a tendency; inclined
My neighbor is given to lavish spending.
Taken
Past participle of take
Given
Bestowed as a gift; presented.
Taken
Understood in a certain way; made sense of;
A word taken literally
A smile taken as consent
An open door interpreted as an invitation
Given
Something assumed or taken for granted
"It's a given that the writer of short stories will be keeping his day job" (Donald E. Westlake).
Taken
Having possession gained especially by force or effort
Given
Inflection of give
Taken
Be affected with an indisposition;
The child was taken ill
Couldn't tell when he would be taken drunk
Given
Considering; taking into account.
Given the current situation, I don't think that's possible.
Given
A condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.
When evaluating this math problem, don't forget to read the givens.
Given
Already arranged. en
Given
Currently discussed. en
Given
Particular, specific.
No more than three people can be in that space at a given time.
Given
Assumed as fact or hypothesis.
Given that we will get the resources, what do we want to achieve?
Given
(with to) Prone, disposed.
He was given to taking a couple of glasses of port at his club.
Given
Granted; assumed; supposed to be known; set forth as a known quantity, relation, or premise.
Given
Stated; fixed; as, in a given time.
Given
An assumption that is taken for granted
Given
Specified in advance;
A given number
We will meet at a given time and location
Given
Acknowledged as a supposition;
Given the engine's condition, it is a wonder that it started
Given
Having possession delivered or transferred without compensation
Given
(usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward;
He is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant
I am not minded to answer any questions
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