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1.
tāken
v.
3094 quotations in 85 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) To grip, take hold;
taken to
, clutch at (sb.), hold tight to; also, grasp [transl. of L
adprehendere
]; (b) to take hold of (sb. or sth.), grasp with the hand(s, grab; pick (sb. or sth.) up, lift…
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