take for

take for
verb
keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view (Freq. 2)
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take for granted

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view as important

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hold these truths to be self-evident

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I hold him personally responsible

• Syn: ↑deem, ↑hold, ↑view as
• Hypernyms: ↑see, ↑consider, ↑reckon, ↑view, ↑regard
• Verb Group: ↑hold
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s something Adjective/Noun

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Somebody ——s somebody something

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Somebody ——s that CLAUSE

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phrasal
: to suppose to be; especially : to suppose mistakenly to be : mistake for

was often taken for a German because of his fair hair

a car which could be taken for a custom sports model — Lamp

strangers often took her for her own daughter

naturally disliked being taken for a fool

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take for
To suppose to be, esp wrongly
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Main Entry: ↑take

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ˈtake for [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they take for he/she/it takes for present participle taking for past tense took for past participle taken for] phrasal verb
to believe something, usually wrongly, about someone or something

She looks so young I took her for your sister.

Do you take me for a complete idiot?

what do you take me for?:

I won’t tell anybody – what do you take me for?

(=I am not that type of person)
Thesaurus: to make a wrong judgment or decisionsynonym
Main entry: take

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • take for granted — index assume (suppose), guess, postulate, presume, presuppose, suspect (think), trust …   Law dictionary

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  • take for — {v.} To suppose to be; mistake for. * /Do you take me for a fool?/ * /At first sight you would take him for a football player, not a poet./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take for — {v.} To suppose to be; mistake for. * /Do you take me for a fool?/ * /At first sight you would take him for a football player, not a poet./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take for granted — {v. phr.} 1. To suppose or understand to be true. * /Mr. Harper took for granted that the invitation included his wife./ * /A teacher cannot take it for granted that students always do their homework./ Compare: BEG THE QUESTION. 2. To accept or… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take for granted — {v. phr.} 1. To suppose or understand to be true. * /Mr. Harper took for granted that the invitation included his wife./ * /A teacher cannot take it for granted that students always do their homework./ Compare: BEG THE QUESTION. 2. To accept or… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take for a ride — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To take out in a car intending to murder. * /The gang leader decided that the informer must be taken for a ride./ 2. To play a trick on; fool. * /The girls told Linda that a movie star was visiting the school, but she did… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take for a ride — {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To take out in a car intending to murder. * /The gang leader decided that the informer must be taken for a ride./ 2. To play a trick on; fool. * /The girls told Linda that a movie star was visiting the school, but she did… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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