take for
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[edit]Verb
[edit]take for (third-person singular simple present takes for, present participle taking for, simple past took for, past participle taken for)
- To regard as.
- Does he take me for a fool?
- To consider mistakenly.
- Sorry, I took you for someone else.
- (colloquial) To defraud; to rip off.
- Pinkett angry that George betrayed trust, took him for $100K.
- (transitive) Bring (a person) to acquire (a thing).
- Jim took his daughter for ice cream.
- (transitive) To account for; to charge for; to scan
- ”Have you taken for a bag?” “Yes, I’ve scanned it and charged you an extra 25p, you would’ve had to pay £4.75 but now that’ll be £5.00 please.”
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[edit]Translations
[edit]to regard
to consider mistakenly
to defraud, to rip off