i got fingerprinted vs my fingerprint is taken

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I got fingerprinted' is commonly used when referring to the action of having one's fingerprints taken by an authority or organization. On the other hand, 'my fingerprint is taken' is a more passive construction and could be used in a more formal or technical context.

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 880 views

i got fingerprinted

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to the action of having one's fingerprints taken by an authority or organization.

This phrase is used to indicate that someone has had their fingerprints taken, often for identification or security purposes.

Examples:

I got fingerprinted when I applied for the job.
He got fingerprinted at the police station.
She got fingerprinted as part of the security check.
They got fingerprinted before entering the restricted area.
We got fingerprinted for the background check.

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'Cause I got fingerprinted for the missing child program back when mom and dad still cared.
Everyone applying for status gets fingerprinted.
You're the one getting fingerprinted.
City attorneys are required to be fingerprinted.
I've never even been fingerprinted.
Or that he hasn't been caught and fingerprinted.
I've always wanted to be fingerprinted.
Every legal immigrant gets fingerprinted when they get to the country.
We're looking for the person who fingerprinted him.
After the school shooting, we fingerprinted all the students.
Okay, I fingerprinted Jane Doe myself.
We fingerprinted everyone in the house, DNA samples as well.
The idea that people as young as 14 are to be fingerprinted is completely unacceptable.
She was here getting fingerprinted for a job.
I was never fingerprinted, or anything.
You will be processed, photographed and fingerprinted.
Here, he is humiliatingly fingerprinted.
You'll have to be fingerprinted and charged.
You've been mugged and fingerprinted.
You will all be photographed and fingerprinted.

Alternatives:

I had my fingerprints taken
They took my fingerprints
My fingerprints were recorded
I underwent fingerprinting
My fingerprints were scanned

my fingerprint is taken

This phrase is correct but is more passive and formal. It could be used in a technical or formal context.

This phrase can be used to describe the action of having one's fingerprint taken in a more passive or formal manner.

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More information on Eurodac is given in Part A, in section "Why am I being asked to have my fingerprints taken?".
Why am I being asked to have my fingerprints taken?
What if - what if I don't want my fingerprints taken?
Member States shall also include two fingerprints taken flat in interoperable formats.
And we'll need to have your fingerprints taken.
- ten fingerprints taken flat and digitally captured.
fingerprints taken in connection with an application;
You must cooperate in this procedure - all people that apply for asylum are obliged by law to have their fingerprints taken.
You must cooperate with this procedure - you are obliged by law to have your fingerprints taken.
You must cooperate in this procedure - you are obliged by law to have your fingerprints taken.
(b) ten fingerprints taken flat and digitally captured.
ten fingerprints taken flat and digitally captured.
He won't have his fingerprints taken.
It is proposed that 14 year-olds should have their fingerprints taken and stored in a register.
We simply cannot have a situation in which biometric data - even fingerprints - taken from asylum seekers cannot be used for the purpose of investigating criminal offences.
Criminals have their fingerprints taken and we need not automatically or in any way assume that asylum seekers ought to be put into this category.
two fingerprints taken flat and digitally captured.
10 fingerprints taken flat and digitally collected.
the reliability and usefulness of fingerprints taken from children and the elderly;
A6-0459/2007. and suggested by the Article 29 Committee and the European Data Protection Supervisor) to determine the reliability and usefulness of fingerprints taken from children and the elderly.

Alternatives:

My fingerprint has been captured
My fingerprint was recorded
They have taken my fingerprint
My fingerprint was scanned
My fingerprint has been collected

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i got fingerprinted vs my fingerprint is taken