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take for

 
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take
part of speech: phrase
definition: to suppose (a person or thing) to be some particular person or thing, often mistakenly, or suppose to be a certain type of person or thing.
Oh, sorry! I took your hat for mine.As the young man approached, I took him for my son at first.I took her for a fool until I got to know her better and realized how brilliant she is.What do you take me for? Some kind of simpleton?!It would be easy to take this for real gold.The first time I saw him, I immediately took him for an actor, and, of course, I was right.