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take to be/take for sth take to be/take for sth3 F0 If you take someone or something to be something, or if you take them for something, you accept or believe that they are that thing: » [+ to infinitive] These creatures are generally taken to be descended from primitive fishes.» I could have taken him for (= believed that he was) your brother.» I'm not going to forge his signature for you! What do you take me for? (= You should not believe I could do a thing like that.)Thesaurus+: ↑BelievingMain Entry: ↑take
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