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been taken ill

been taken ill is the past participle of be taken ill.

Meaning of be taken ill

Verb

be taken ill (third-person singular simple present is taken ill, present participle being taken ill, simple past was taken ill, past participle been taken ill)

  1. (idiomatic) To become ill.

Questions about been taken ill

What is been taken ill the past participle of?
Been taken ill is the past participle of be taken ill.

Words near been taken ill in the dictionary

  1. been rid of
  2. been right
  3. been silent
  4. been someone's to lose
  5. been supposed to
  6. been taken ill
  7. been the worse for drink
  8. been there
  9. been there, done that
  10. been there, done that, bought the T-shirt
  11. been there, done that, got the T-shirt

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