take for
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take for
verb takes for · taking for · took for · taken for
- To regard as. Does he take me for a fool?
- To consider mistakenly. Sorry, I took you for someone else.
- To defraud; to rip off. Pinkett is angry that George betrayed his trust and took him for $100K.
- Bring (a person) to acquire (a thing). Jim took his daughter for ice cream.
- To account for; to charge for; to scan. ”Have you taken for a bag?” “Yes, I’ve scanned it and charged you an extra 25p, you would’ve had to pay £4.75 but now that’ll be £5.00 please.”
- To go towards. The fox took for Westhide wood.
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verb to regard
| Русский | держа́ть deržátʹ, принима́ть prinimátʹ, приня́ть prinjátʹ |
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verb to consider mistakenly
| Français | prendre, confondre |
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| Русский | принима́ть prinimátʹ, приня́ть prinjátʹ |
verb to defraud, to rip off
| Русский | раскрути́ть raskrutítʹ, ободра́ть obodrátʹ |
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Talk about this word "take for." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/take%20for. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. take for. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/take%20for "take for." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/take%20for.
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@misc{take_for_2026,
title = {take for},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/take%20for},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
