take for

English

Verb

take for (third-person singular simple present takes for, present participle taking for, simple past took for, past participle taken for)

1. To regard as.

   Does he take me for a fool?

2. To consider mistakenly.

   Sorry, I took you for someone else.

3. (colloquial) To defraud; to rip off.

   Pinkett is angry that George betrayed his trust and took him for $100K.

4. (transitive) Bring (a person) to acquire (a thing).

   Jim took his daughter for ice cream.

5. (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.”

6. (chiefly Herefordshire) To go towards.

   The fox took for Westhide wood.

   The coward chose to take for the hills, rather than stand and fight.

Related terms

• take for granted
• take for a ride

Translations

to regard

• Latvian: uzskatīt, turēt
• Russian: держа́ть (ru) impf (deržátʹ), принима́ть (ru) impf (prinimátʹ), приня́ть (ru) pf (prinjátʹ) (за)

to consider mistakenly

• French: prendre (fr), confondre (fr)
• Latvian: noturēt
• Russian: принима́ть (ru) impf (prinimátʹ), приня́ть (ru) pf (prinjátʹ) (за)

to defraud, to rip off

• Latvian: apkrāpt, apkāst (slang), appist (vulgar)
• Russian: раскрути́ть (ru) pf (raskrutítʹ) (colloquial), ободра́ть (ru) pf (obodrátʹ) (colloquial)

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