take for
Britishverb
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Regard as, as in Do you take me for a fool? [First half of 1400s]
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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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However she thanked "amazing" staff at Whiston Hospital, where she was taken for treatment, and said CT scans and an X-ray had "come back clear".
From BBC
"The weather is due to take for the worst and it's likely to be colder so that might change the impact that the strike action has," she said.
From BBC
The prospect of losing access to psychiatric medications he had taken for decades began to affect his business and family life.
Tensions resurfaced in 2023 when Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim sought to renegotiate the agreement, saying Malaysia "cannot be taken for a ride".
From Barron's
In reality, her leadership of the wider Anglican world can no longer be taken for granted in the way that claim suggests.
From BBC
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