take+for

  • 11take 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./ …

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  • 12take 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./ …

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  • 13take\ 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 …

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  • 14take 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] …

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  • 15take for — mistake someone for something The man took the young boy for a robber and called the police …

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  • 16take for — Mistake for …

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  • 17take for granted — take (someone) for granted to fail to appreciate someone. When your own children are growing up, you tend to take them for granted, and then, suddenly, they are grown up. Politicians seem to take voters for granted, except when they face a… …

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  • 18take for a ride — take (someone) for a ride to cheat or deceive someone. I trusted him but he took me for a ride …

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  • 19take 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… …

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  • 20take 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… …

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