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单词 taken for
释义

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

Word History

First Known Use

1535, in the meaning defined above

taken for

phrase

past participle of take for
as in set down
to think of in a particular way Don't take him for an idiot because he's actually very good at his job.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • set down
  • called
  • considered
  • looked (on or upon)
  • accounted
  • viewed
  • counted
  • regarded
  • held
  • esteemed
  • reckoned
  • thought
  • rated
  • deemed
  • believed
  • sensed
  • felt
  • conceived
  • fancied
  • imagined
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