"take for" meaning in English

See take for in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: takes for [present, singular, third-person], taking for [participle, present], took for [past], taken for [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> for}} 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. Translations (to regard): uzskatīt (Latvian), turēt (Latvian), держа́ть (deržátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), принима́ть (prinimátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), приня́ть (prinjátʹ) (alt: за) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-take_for-en-verb-AtuVJbg2 Disambiguation of 'to regard': 68 20 6 3 4
  2. To consider mistakenly. Translations (to consider mistakenly): prendre (French), confondre (French), noturēt (Latvian), принима́ть (prinimátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), приня́ть (prinjátʹ) (alt: за) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-take_for-en-verb-lCTZGysL Disambiguation of 'to consider mistakenly': 5 91 2 1 1
  3. (colloquial) To defraud; to rip off. Tags: colloquial Translations (to defraud, to rip off): apkrāpt (Latvian), apkāst [slang] (Latvian), appist [vulgar] (Latvian), раскрути́ть (raskrutítʹ) [colloquial, perfective] (Russian), ободра́ть (obodrátʹ) [colloquial, perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-take_for-en-verb-E3GgFK18 Disambiguation of 'to defraud, to rip off': 1 1 94 2 2
  4. (transitive) Bring (a person) to acquire (a thing). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-take_for-en-verb-UyDge86N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "for", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 6 16 54 17 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "for": 9 7 19 53 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 10 23 41 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 7 21 48 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 6 16 61 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 8 18 52 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 6 4 13 70 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 6 16 61 9
  5. (transitive) To account for; to charge for; to scan Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-take_for-en-verb-2536-11R
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: take for granted, take for a ride

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "takes for",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "participle",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "took for",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "take for granted"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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        {
          "text": "Does he take me for a fool?",
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        "To regard as."
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        {
          "_dis1": "68 20 6 3 4",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "to regard",
          "word": "uzskatīt"
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          "roman": "deržátʹ",
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          "word": "держа́ть"
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          "roman": "prinimátʹ",
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          "_dis1": "68 20 6 3 4",
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        {
          "text": "Sorry, I took you for someone else.",
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        "To consider mistakenly."
      ],
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          "consider",
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 91 2 1 1",
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          "sense": "to consider mistakenly",
          "word": "prendre"
        },
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          "_dis1": "5 91 2 1 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to consider mistakenly",
          "word": "confondre"
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          "_dis1": "5 91 2 1 1",
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          "word": "noturēt"
        },
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          "_dis1": "5 91 2 1 1",
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        {
          "text": "Pinkett angry that George betrayed trust, took him for $100K.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To defraud; to rip off."
      ],
      "id": "en-take_for-en-verb-E3GgFK18",
      "links": [
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          "defraud",
          "defraud"
        ],
        [
          "rip off",
          "rip off"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) To defraud; to rip off."
      ],
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      ],
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          "_dis1": "1 1 94 2 2",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
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          "word": "apkrāpt"
        },
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          "code": "lv",
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          "sense": "to defraud, to rip off",
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          "word": "apkāst"
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          "_dis1": "1 1 94 2 2",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "to defraud, to rip off",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "appist"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 94 2 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "raskrutítʹ",
          "sense": "to defraud, to rip off",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "раскрути́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 94 2 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obodrátʹ",
          "sense": "to defraud, to rip off",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "ободра́ть"
        }
      ]
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Jim took his daughter for ice cream.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Bring (a person) to acquire (a thing)."
      ],
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        "(transitive) Bring (a person) to acquire (a thing)."
      ],
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      ]
    },
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        {
          "text": "”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.”",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "To account for; to charge for; to scan"
      ],
      "id": "en-take_for-en-verb-2536-11R",
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          "account",
          "account"
        ],
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          "charge",
          "charge"
        ],
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          "scan",
          "scan"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To account for; to charge for; to scan"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "take for"
}
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          "text": "Does he take me for a fool?",
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        "To regard as."
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        "To consider mistakenly."
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        "(colloquial) To defraud; to rip off."
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        "(transitive) Bring (a person) to acquire (a thing)."
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      ],
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        "To account for; to charge for; to scan"
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        "(transitive) To account for; to charge for; to scan"
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    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "to regard",
      "word": "uzskatīt"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "to regard",
      "word": "turēt"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "deržátʹ",
      "sense": "to regard",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "держа́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prinimátʹ",
      "sense": "to regard",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "принима́ть"
    },
    {
      "alt": "за",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prinjátʹ",
      "sense": "to regard",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "приня́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to consider mistakenly",
      "word": "prendre"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to consider mistakenly",
      "word": "confondre"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "to consider mistakenly",
      "word": "noturēt"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prinimátʹ",
      "sense": "to consider mistakenly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "принима́ть"
    },
    {
      "alt": "за",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prinjátʹ",
      "sense": "to consider mistakenly",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "приня́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "to defraud, to rip off",
      "word": "apkrāpt"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "to defraud, to rip off",
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        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "apkāst"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "to defraud, to rip off",
      "tags": [
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "appist"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "raskrutítʹ",
      "sense": "to defraud, to rip off",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "раскрути́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obodrátʹ",
      "sense": "to defraud, to rip off",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ободра́ть"
    }
  ],
  "word": "take for"
}

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