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
Maggie ScarfExamples of take for in a Sentence
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Any of the thousands of books at the event can be taken for free, saving them from a landfill, officials said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
But he’s done it so often that he gets taken for granted.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Two internal cranes in the facility, along with a heavy-duty four-wheeled cart, moved the container to a loading dock, where it was transferred to a truck and taken for a spin around the CERN campus at Meyrin.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2025
But there's been a lot of good happening this week and a lot of positive feelings to take for the rest of the year.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
But he’s done it so often that he gets taken for granted.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Two internal cranes in the facility, along with a heavy-duty four-wheeled cart, moved the container to a loading dock, where it was transferred to a truck and taken for a spin around the CERN campus at Meyrin.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2025
But there's been a lot of good happening this week and a lot of positive feelings to take for the rest of the year.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
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“Take for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20for. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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