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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?
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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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In comparison, the domestic box office take for “One Battle After Another,” the Oscar winner for best picture, topped out at just under $73 million.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

“Bottom line, we don’t know how long it will take for a lasting ceasefire to take, but when it is secured, the focus will return to a mixed economic outlook,” Essaye concludes.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

What would it take for LeCun to join Facebook, Zuckerberg demanded?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Tell him: “I’m sorry you’re going through this, but this is what it will take for you to get back in the black.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

One glance would be all it would take for Ramsay to know everything.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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