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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Many of us take for granted creative license and the freedom of expression that undergirds it.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
What Baldoni's legal team previously leaked a 10-minute video from the film's set taken for a different scene, showing Lively and Baldoni, in and out of character, slow-dancing closely as Baldoni suggested adding kisses, while Lively said the characters should only talk for the sequence.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
That, in itself, is a testament to the ubiquity of spaceflight today, and the leaps the industry has taken for such a cadence to become possible.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Lithium: Lithium is an older medication taken for the treatment of bipolar disorder.
—Femi Aremu, Verywell Health, 3 Feb. 2025
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Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
What Baldoni's legal team previously leaked a 10-minute video from the film's set taken for a different scene, showing Lively and Baldoni, in and out of character, slow-dancing closely as Baldoni suggested adding kisses, while Lively said the characters should only talk for the sequence.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
That, in itself, is a testament to the ubiquity of spaceflight today, and the leaps the industry has taken for such a cadence to become possible.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Lithium: Lithium is an older medication taken for the treatment of bipolar disorder.
—Femi Aremu, Verywell Health, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Take for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20for. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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