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Take for

verb, slang

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Verb
  1. 1
    To regard as.

    "Does he take me for a fool?"

  2. 2
    keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view wordnet
  3. 3
    To consider mistakenly.

    "Sorry, I took you for someone else."

  4. 4
    To defraud; to rip off. colloquial

    "Pinkett angry that George betrayed trust, took him for $100K."

  5. 5
    Bring (a person) to acquire (a thing). transitive

    "Jim took his daughter for ice cream."

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  1. 6
    To account for; to charge for; to scan. transitive

    "”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.”"

  2. 7
    To go towards.

    "The fox took for Westhide wood."

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