take for

verb

took for; taken for; taking for; takes for

transitive verb

: 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
… a usually commonsensical fellow who was anything but the … clod some people took him for.Robert Sherrill
Please do not take me for a wimp—one of those pallid, selfless creatures who shuns disagreements entirely.Maggie Scarf

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Levy and Dan Levine will produce the new take for 21 Laps, with Emily Morris overseeing the project. Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025 While it may be taken for granted now, this reference represented the world’s first automatic, waterproof chronometer wristwatch with a date function. Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 8 July 2025 Court Hearing Tolbert was taken for psychiatric evaluation after her arrest, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025 State and Local Tax (SALT) Deduction: The 2017 Tax Act limited the deduction that can be taken for SALT to $10,000. Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for take for

Word History

First Known Use

1535, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of take for was in 1535

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“Take for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20for. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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