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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His contract is extremely complicated, and the cap consequences the Dolphins will take for trading him are astronomical ($18.5 million over the 2025 and 2026 season).
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 30 June 2025
Having the freedom to choose your own health care provider is something many Americans take for granted.
—Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
Broe covers fresh ground in his examination of the relative privilege that gay men in accepting environments take for granted compared to trans people, whose struggle to claim their identity can be hindered by ghettoization and financially out-of-reach gender-affirming care.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
But some of the approaches companies are taking for success in managing female wealth are.
—Carrie McCabe, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 30 June 2025
Having the freedom to choose your own health care provider is something many Americans take for granted.
—Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
Broe covers fresh ground in his examination of the relative privilege that gay men in accepting environments take for granted compared to trans people, whose struggle to claim their identity can be hindered by ghettoization and financially out-of-reach gender-affirming care.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
But some of the approaches companies are taking for success in managing female wealth are.
—Carrie McCabe, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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“Take for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20for. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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