How to Pronounce "be taken aback"
expression
bee TAY-kuhn uh-BAK
bee TAY-kuhn uh-BAK
Definition
To be very surprised or shocked, often so much that you do not know how to react immediately.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbi/, /bi/ /ˈteɪkən/ /əˈbæk
British English
bˈiː/ /tˈeɪkən/ /ɐbˈæk
Simplified Pronunciation
US
bee TAY-kuhn uh-BAK
UK
bee TAY-kuhn uh-BAK
Listen in Context
I was taken aback by the news.
She was taken aback when they shouted her name.
We were taken aback by his sudden anger.
I really was taken aback when he offered to help me out of nowhere.