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What is the past tense of be taken aback?
The past tense of "be taken aback" is "was taken aback" or "were taken aback," depending on the subject.
Can you give me sentence for the word aback?
"He was taken 'aback' by the story he heard"
Another word for by surprise starting with taken?
Taken aback
What is the reason you say that a person who is surprised is taken aback?
It is a nautical term. When the sails of a squared-rigged sailing ship are suddenly carried by the wind back against the mast the ship is 'taken aback' and stopped dead. So that lead to a person being taken aback as well.
Why do you think Katniss was taken aback at Peeta's feelings for her?
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What is a synonym for speechless?
aghast....taken aback....tight-lipped...
How do you write a sentence with the word defiance?
I was momentarily taken aback by the kitten's sudden defiance.
How do you use the word unassuming in a sentence?
She was taken aback by his unassuming demeanor, not expecting such humility from someone of his stature.
What is a sentence for the idiom catch you later?
I was momentarily taken aback when the ploice officer said, "Catch you later."
Why Elvis Presley did not date with Marylin Monroe?
Scheduling conflicts BUT there is a rumor that they met on the studio lot and she was taken aback by all of Elvis' Memphis Mafia members
How did Moses feel when God told him he was to return to Egypt?
He was taken aback as he feared that they would kill him, for killing a Egyptian.
Can you make a sentence using this word unusual?
I was suddenly taken aback by quite an unusual sight. That's an unusual design.
