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 angry that George betrayed trust, took him for $100K.

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)

Anagrams

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