take for
Wrongly believe is
To take someone or something for a particular thing is to assume or believe they are that thing, often mistakenly: I took him for a lawyer, but he turned out to be a plumber.
The phrase commonly appears in questions challenging assumptions: What do you take me for, an idiot?
To be taken for something is to be mistaken as that thing: She's often taken for her sister.
- considerThink about carefully
- regardAttentive consideration given
- deemConsider or regard
- viewWhat's seen from somewhere
- reckonBelieve or estimate
misunderstand · misjudge · presume · assume · deduce · estimate · believe · pass off as · misconstrue · daresay · see · suppose · hold · feel · fancy · grant · gather · perceive
take forverify
Confirm accuracy or truth
confirm · establish · ascertain · prove · authenticate
take fordiscern
Perceive with careful attention
tell apart · distinguish · differentiate · see through · unmask
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