Given vs. Taken
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Difference Between Given and Taken
Givenverb
inflection of give||past|part
Takenadjective
Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.
He was very taken with the girl, I hear.Givenpreposition
Considering; taking into account.
Given the current situation, I don't think that's possible.Takenadjective
(informal) In a serious romantic relationship.
I can't ask her out, she's taken.Givennoun
A condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.
When evaluating this math problem, don't forget to read the givens.Takenverb
past participle of take
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Givenadjective
Already arranged. en
Takenadjective
understood in a certain way; made sense of;
a word taken literallya smile taken as consentan open door interpreted as an invitationGivenadjective
Currently discussed. en
Takenadjective
having possession gained especially by force or effort
Givenadjective
Particular, specific.
No more than three people can be in that space at a given time.Takenadjective
be affected with an indisposition;
the child was taken illcouldn't tell when he would be taken drunkADVERTISEMENT
Givenadjective
Assumed as fact or hypothesis.
Given that we will get the resources, what do we want to achieve?Givenadjective
(with to) Prone, disposed.
He was given to taking a couple of glasses of port at his club.Givennoun
an assumption that is taken for granted
Givenadjective
specified in advance;
a given numberwe will meet at a given time and locationGivenadjective
acknowledged as a supposition;
given the engine's condition, it is a wonder that it startedGivenadjective
having possession delivered or transferred without compensation
Givenadjective
(usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward;
he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportantI am not minded to answer any questions
