take for
Britishverb
-
Regard as, as in Do you take me for a fool? [First half of 1400s]
-
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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Hunter said many U.S. patients rely on cheaper imports for drugs they will take for life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
“I definitely do feel it’s not something I take for granted to be in these rooms and to know that my voice matters,” Howe said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Warsh hasn’t given markets and the public a sense of what it would take for him to back an interest-rate hike, a departure from previous Fed chairs who provided some insight into their thinking.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
On a recent episode of What Next, host Mary Harris spoke to Mockler about the role of nuance in viral debate videos and what it would take for Democrats to win the zoomers.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
“About as long as it’ll take for you to figure out my name,” I muttered.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
