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taken personally

taken personally is the past participle of take personally.

Meaning of take personally

Verb

take personally (third-person singular simple present takes personally, present participle taking personally, simple past took personally, past participle taken personally)

  1. (transitive) To regard someone's remarks as offensive or hostile to oneself.

Questions about taken personally

What is taken personally the past participle of?
Taken personally is the past participle of take personally.

Words near taken personally in the dictionary

  1. taken out the trash
  2. taken over
  3. taken pains
  4. taken part
  5. taken part with
  6. taken personally
  7. taken place
  8. taken point
  9. taken possession
  10. taken post
  11. taken potluck

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