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Definition take for in British English

take for phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to believe something, usually wrongly, about someone or something

Example

She looks so young I took her for your sister.

Example

Do you take me for a complete idiot?

Example

I won't tell anybody - what do you take me for? (=I am not that type of person)

Synonyms and related words
overestimate misjudge err
Definition take for in British English