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take for

British  

verb

  1. informal (tr, preposition) to consider or suppose to be, esp mistakenly

    the fake coins were taken for genuine

    who do you take me for?
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
take for Idioms  

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

  2. Consider mistakenly, as in Don't take our silence for approval , or I think they took us for foreigners . [Second half of 1500s] Also see take for granted ; what do you take me for .

Example Sentences

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But when Jenna's body was taken for examination, it told a very different story, detailed in a new documentary about the case.

From BBC

“I like that Lyndon is using materials that are a part of our everyday lives that we take for granted and we discard,” Jackson said.

From Los Angeles Times

"I don't take for granted how good he is," Redick said.

From Barron's

Ministers want to double the time it takes for most migrants to qualify for permanent residence from five to 10 years.

From BBC

One way bond investors measure risk is duration, the time it takes for a bond to pay back the original investment.

From The Wall Street Journal

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