BE TAKEN ABACK (BY SB/STH)

Meaning of BE TAKEN ABACK (BY SB/STH) in English

to be shocked or surprised by sb/sth :

She was completely taken aback by his anger.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
ABACK — (taken aback) consternat, perplex, surprisat
English interlingue dictionary
ABACK — paingon sa likud;sa sinibog
English-Visayan vocabulary
TAKEN — see: take
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ABACK — adverb Date: before 12th century backward , back , in a position to catch the wind upon the forward surface …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TAKEN — I. taken Etymology: Middle English (past participle) past part or dialect past of take II. ta·ken ˈtākən sometimes -k ə …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BY — I. |bī also especially bef cons bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English be, bī, preposition, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation south
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ABACK — əˈbak adverb Etymology: Middle English abak, from Old English on bæc, from on on, at, towards + bæc back — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAKEN — () p. p. of Take.
Английский словарь Webster
ABACK — (n.) An abacus.
Английский словарь Webster
ABACK — (adv.) Backward against the mast; -- said of the sails when pressed by the wind.
Английский словарь Webster
TAKEN — p. p. of Take.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKEN — /tay"keuhn/ , v. 1. pp. of take . 2. Nonstandard. a pt. of take . adj. 3. taken with , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BY — by 1 /buy/ , prep., adv., adj., n., pl. byes . prep. 1. near to or next to: a home …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ABACK — /euh bak"/ , adv. 1. toward the back. 2. Naut. so that the wind presses against the forward side of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKEN — adj. understood, interpreted in a certain way; seized, captured; affected by an illness
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TAKEN — v. get into one's possession; seize, capture, possess; grasp with the hands; contract, be affected with; carry away; captivate, charm; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BY — I. ˈbī, before consonants also bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English, preposition, be, bī; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAKEN — past participle of take
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — substantive
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ABACK — adverb Date: before 12th century 1. archaic : backward , back 2. : in a position to catch the wind …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAKEN — p.p. of take.
Webster English vocab
BY — (·pref.) against. 2. by ·adv aside; as, to lay by; to put by. 3. by (·pref.) on; along; in traversing. …
Webster English vocab
ABACK — adv behind; in the rear. 2. aback ·noun an abacus. 3. aback ·adv toward the back or rear; backward. 4. …
Webster English vocab
STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
TAKEN — [taken] past part of take
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ABACK — [aback] adv (bef. 12c) 1 archaic: backward, back 2: in a position to catch the wind upon the forward surface …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TAKEN — taken BrE AmE ˈteɪk ə n
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ABACK — aback BrE AmE ə ˈbæk
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BY — / baɪ; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. near sb/sth; at the side of sb/sth; beside sb/sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABACK — / əˈbæk; NAmE / adverb • IDIOMS - be taken aback (by sb/sth) —see also take sb aback ➡ note …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAKEN — tak ‧ en /ˈteɪkən/ BrE AmE the past participle of ↑ take • • • THESAURUS ▪ available if something …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BY — I. by 1 S1 W1 /baɪ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: be , bi ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ABACK — a ‧ back /əˈbæk/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old English ; Origin: on bæc 'backward' ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ABACK — adv. 1 archaic backwards, behind. 2 Naut. (of a sail) pressed against the mast by a head wind. øtake aback …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BY — prep., adv., & n. prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ABACK — adv. 1 archaic backwards, behind. 2 Naut. (of a sail) pressed against the mast by a head wind. take aback …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1. near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Oxford English vocab
ABACK — adv.1 archaic backwards, behind. 2 Naut. (of a sail) pressed against the mast by a head wind. Phrases and idioms: …
Oxford English vocab
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
Oxford English vocab
TAKEN — 1. Taken is the past participle of take . 2. If you are taken with something or someone, you are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — The preposition is pronounced /baɪ/. The adverb is pronounced /baɪ/. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABACK — If you are taken aback by something, you are surprised or shocked by it and you cannot respond at once. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAKEN — 1. Taken is the past participle of take . 2. If you are ~ with something or someone, you are …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TAKEN — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be taken ill (= become ill suddenly ) ▪ Henry was suddenly taken ill and had …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ABACK — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB take ▪ Being surprised by opinion polls is like being taken aback by blue …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TAKEN — (GIVING RESPECT) [adjective] [after verb] - taken with/by believing (something) to be deserving of respect or admirationThe committee was very …
Cambridge English vocab
ABACK — [adverb] - take someone aback to surprise or shock someone so much that they do not know how to behave …
Cambridge English vocab

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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