take for
verb
took for; taken for; taking for; takes for
: 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
Lucy Maud Montgomery… a usually commonsensical fellow who was anything but the … clod some people took him for.—Robert Sherrill
Robert SherrillPlease do not take me for a wimp—one of those pallid, selfless creatures who shuns disagreements entirely.—Maggie Scarf
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Exactly because TikTok is so popular with Americans, and precisely because what’s so popular with Americans is so valuable to investors, Congress is trying to take for Americans what Americans have so far been unable create on their own.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Kotb and Bush Hager undeniably have that je ne sais quoi in spades — a fact Bush Hager has never taken for granted.
—Alex Ross, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Aquarius energy thrives on big risks — especially risks taken for the sake of belonging in community that sometimes dare to disagree with them — so take the leap and see what happens.
—Colin Bedell, Them, 9 Jan. 2025
But non-Iranian artists speaking up on his behalf was not taken for granted by Salehij.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025
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John Tamny, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Kotb and Bush Hager undeniably have that je ne sais quoi in spades — a fact Bush Hager has never taken for granted.
—Alex Ross, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Aquarius energy thrives on big risks — especially risks taken for the sake of belonging in community that sometimes dare to disagree with them — so take the leap and see what happens.
—Colin Bedell, Them, 9 Jan. 2025
But non-Iranian artists speaking up on his behalf was not taken for granted by Salehij.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Take for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20for. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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