tak ‧ en /ˈteɪkən/ BrE AmE
the past participle of ↑ take
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THESAURUS
▪ available if something is available, you can buy it, get it, or use it:
Are there any tickets still available for Saturday?
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There’s no room for more books – we’ve used up all the available space.
▪ free if a seat or room is free, it is not being used by anyone:
Excuse me, is this seat free?
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The hotel never has any free rooms over the Christmas period.
▪ vacant if a house or room is vacant, it is available for someone to use or rent:
If you’re looking for somewhere to rent, I think there’s a vacant apartment in my building.
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I’ll ask around and see if there’s a room vacant somewhere.
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The sign on the toilet said ‘vacant’.
▪ spare a spare room, key, tyre etc is one that you have in addition to the ones that you normally use, and is therefore available to be used:
We have a spare room you can stay in.
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There’s a spare key in this drawer.
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I got the spare tyre out of the back of the car.
▪ empty an empty room, building etc has no one in it:
The house was empty for two months before it was sold.
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They have three empty rooms now that the kids have moved out.
▪ on offer if something is on offer, it is available for people to choose from:
There is a huge network of cycle tracks on offer.
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Other facilities on offer in this excellent hotel include a hairdressing salon, a coffee shop, and a children's play room.
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the variety of delicious fruits on offer
▪ taken [not before noun] if a seat or room is taken, it is not available for other people to use, because someone has already arranged to use it:
I’m sorry – that seat is taken.
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I’m afraid all our rooms are taken at the moment.