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Taken cared / taken care of

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Anonymous  +  132505 Wed, 31 Aug 05 02:41 PM
I'd lean more towards "taken care of", but can the both of them be used correctly in sentences?
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Best answer by nona the brit  +  132541 Wed, 31 Aug 05 04:28 PM
Taken care of is ok but taken cared of is not.
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Anonymous, 1 yr 352 days ago
But is it correct to say " it's been taken cared."?
Grammar Geek  +  451716 Mon, 10 Dec 07 03:38 PM

But is it correct to say " it's been taken cared."?

No, that is not correct. It's beeen taken care of.
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Anonymous, 1 yr 195 days ago
 How about... "to have her problems taken cared of?"

 

"have" and "has" paired of with "cared" right?

Mister Micawber  +  513847 Thu, 15 May 08 06:01 AM
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How about... "to have her problems taken cared of?" -- No.  'care'.
"have" and "has" paired of with "cared" right? -- No.  'Have/has taken'.
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Anonymous, 1 yr 110 days ago
Is correct to use, "is taken care of by now" or "is taken cared of now?"
optilang  +  552524 Fri, 08 Aug 08 03:03 PM
Is correct to use, " taken care of by now" or " taken cared of now?"
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Diamondrg  +  552528 Fri, 08 Aug 08 03:13 PM
Hey, anon. A little test:

Which one is correct?

a) take care of
b) take cared of

I am anxiously waiting for your answer. Smile
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