taken with, be



taken with, be

Be attracted to or charmed by, as in I was quite taken with those watercolors, or The composer seemed to be taken with the young soprano who performed his songs. [First half of 1500s]
See also: taken

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ClaesKLAHSSwedish
&Thorn;ÓRarinn-Ancient Scandinavian
Ogden['ɔ:gdən]
Valentine (2)va-lawn-TEENFrench
Sanyi-Hungarian
Jankin-Medieval English