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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He got a nice ovation from the Philadelphia crowd, which he knew better than to take for granted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
I wondered how long it might take for the cheese to be linked to another outbreak.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
The break-up will be tough to take for both.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Asked why the FBI revealed the foiled plot -- a step it does not always take for various security reasons -- Vance pointed to potential "scale of the planned attack."
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
He had Orr’s word to take for the flies in Appleby’s eyes.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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