have one's name taken
have one's name taken verb: to receive a yellow card.
Verb
have one's name taken (third-person singular simple present has one's name taken, present participle having one's name taken, simple past and past participle had one's name taken)
- To receive a yellow card.
- Healy’s first act was to crudely wipe out Forrest on the touchline. He saw yellow when it could have been red.
Lafferty then had his name taken for a late one on Adam Matthews.2011 December 29, Keith Jackson, “SPL: Celtic 1 Rangers 0”, in Daily Record
- Synonyms:
- be book, yellow
- Healy’s first act was to crudely wipe out Forrest on the touchline. He saw yellow when it could have been red.
Synonyms of have one's name taken
- be book
- yellow
Forms of have one's name taken
| third-person singular present | has one's name taken |
|---|---|
| present participle | having one's name taken |
| past participle | had one's name taken |
| past | had one's name taken |
Origin of have one's name taken
When receiving a yellow card in some sports, one's name is recorded in the referee's booklet.
Questions about have one's name taken
- What does have one's name taken mean?
- Have one's name taken means to receive a yellow card.
- What part of speech is have one's name taken?
- Have one's name taken is a verb.
- What is the past tense of have one's name taken?
- The past tense of have one's name taken is had one's name taken.
Words near have one's name taken in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: have one's name taken (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: en-au-have one's name taken.ogg.
Cite this entry: “have one's name taken.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/have_one%27s_name_taken. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.