Relationship vs. Taken: What's the Difference?
Relationship and Taken Definitions
Relationship
The condition or fact of being related; connection or association.
Taken
Past participle of take.
Relationship
Connection by blood or marriage; kinship.
Taken
Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.
He was very taken with the girl, I hear.
Relationship
A particular type of connection existing between people related to or having dealings with each other
Has a close relationship with his siblings.
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Taken
(informal) In a serious romantic relationship.
I can't ask him out, she's taken.
Relationship
A romantic or sexual involvement.
Taken
Past participle of take
Relationship
Connection or association; the condition of being related.
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
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Relationship
(mathematics) The links between the x-values and y-values of ordered pairs of numbers especially coordinates.
Taken
Having possession gained especially by force or effort
Relationship
Kinship; being related by blood or marriage.
Taken
Be affected with an indisposition;
The child was taken ill
Couldn't tell when he would be taken drunk
Relationship
A romantic or sexual involvement.
They have been in a relationship for ten years, but have never married.
Relationship
A way in which two or more people behave and are involved with each other
I have a good working relationship with my boss.
Relationship
(music) The level or degree of affinity between keys, chords and tones.
Relationship
The state of being related by kindred, affinity, or other alliance.
Relationship
A relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness);
The relationship between mothers and their children
Relationship
A state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection);
He didn't want his wife to know of the relationship
Relationship
A state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries
Relationship
State of relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
