take for

verb

took for; taken for; taking for; takes for
Synonyms of take fornext

transitive verb

: to suppose (someone) to be (a particular kind of person) : to perceive (someone) as (something)
What do you take me for?
"I think I do understand. I'm not such a dull fellow as you take me for."—Lucy Maud Montgomery
… a usually commonsensical fellow who was anything but the … clod some people took him for.—Robert Sherrill
Please do not take me for a wimp—one of those pallid, selfless creatures who shuns disagreements entirely.—Maggie Scarf

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That Styles let us into his now yearslong search for some semblance of understanding — knowing how his words have been picked apart before for far lesser things — shouldn’t be taken for granted. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026 The public and Catholic schools were bursting at the seams with kids, and the safety of the neighborhood was taken for granted. — Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 While a second film was long speculated about, the producer explained why an ongoing TV series was the approach that was taken for the property’s return. — J. Kim Murphy, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2026 In short, the industry has quietly rewritten a service standard travelers used to take for granted. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for take for

Word History

First Known Use

1535, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of take for was in 1535

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