take something as read

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take something as read

verb takes something as read · taking something as read · took something as read · taken something as read

  1. idiomatic To assume that everyone agrees that something is correct. We can take your resignation as read, can we?

    Similar: take something as granted

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@misc{take_something_as_read_2026,
  title = {take something as read},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/take%20something%20as%20read},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}