take for


verb
  1. (tr, preposition) informal to consider or suppose to be, esp mistakenly: the fake coins were taken for genuine; who do you take me for?

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How to use take for in a sentence

  • "What one sees every day, she may feel in a sort of take-for-granted way, without thinking about it," said Letty.

    Mary Marston | George MacDonald

Other Idioms and Phrases with take for

take for

Regard as, as in Do you take me for a fool? [First half of 1400s]

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