took for
Mistakenly believed was
Took for means assumed or mistook someone or something to be a particular thing: I took you for a local.
Often appears with a complement indicating the mistaken identity: She took him for a waiter and asked for more water.
The phrase usually implies the assumption was wrong.
- assumeAccept as true
- presumeAccept without verification
- jumped to conclusionsFormed opinions prematurely
- inferDerive by reasoning
- mistakeWrong action or decision
misconstrue · misperceive · misjudge · false impression · mixed up · wrong person · interpret · deceived · taken in · mistaken identity · confused · recognize · identity · dead ringer · spitting image · reckoned · thinking · figured
correct vs. incorrect identification
took forrecognized
Perceived as familiar
saw through · discerned · identified · knew · understood