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View synonyms for take for

take for

verb

  1. informal.
    tr, preposition to consider or suppose to be, esp mistakenly

    who do you take me for?

    the fake coins were taken for genuine

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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