antaget

Antaget is a past participle form used in several Scandinavian languages, notably Danish, Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk), and Swedish. It derives from the verb anta, meaning to take, assume, adopt, or accept. As an adjective or passive participle, antaget denotes something that has been taken, adopted, or accepted.

In formal or institutional language, antaget often translates as “adopted” or “accepted.” For example, Danish: Forslaget blev antaget; Norwegian: Forslaget ble antatt; Swedish: Det antagna förslaget. The phrase “has been adopted” appears in Swedish as Förslaget har antagits. In ordinary speech it can also convey “assumed” or “taken” depending on context, such as antagelsen (the assumption) or en antagen teori (an assumed theory).

Etymology and related terms: antaget is built from anta, a verb of Old Norse origin meaning to take or assume. Related nouns include antagelse (assumption) and antagende/antagelse in various forms across the Scandinavian languages. The word shares cognates with other Germanic languages through the general sense of taking, accepting, or adopting something.

Overall, antaget functions mainly in legal, political, and formal discourse to indicate that something has been approved or accepted, while also appearing in everyday language with more general senses of assuming or taking something to be true.