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take for — verb keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view (Freq. 2) take for granted view as important hold these truths to be self evident I hold him personally responsible • Syn: ↑deem, ↑hold, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
take for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms take for : 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 take someone/something for someone/something to believe something … English dictionary
take for — Synonyms and related words: account as, assume, be afraid, believe, conceive, conclude, consider, daresay, deduce, deem, divine, dream, esteem, estimate, expect, fancy, feel, gather, grant, guess, have a hunch, have an idea, have an impression,… … Moby Thesaurus
take for — phr verb Take for is used with these nouns as the object: ↑fool, ↑walk … Collocations dictionary
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 — 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 … Словарь американских идиом
take for — idi a) to assume to be: I took it for a fact[/ex] b) to assume falsely to be; mistake for: to be taken for a foreigner[/ex] … From formal English to slang
take for — mistake someone for something The man took the young boy for a robber and called the police … Idioms and examples
take for — Mistake for … New dictionary of synonyms
