take for
To regard asTo regard as.
» Let's take a break for coffee.
Lass uns eine Kaffeepause machen.
Давайте прервёмся на кофе.
Давайте зробимо перерву на каву.
Meaning
6 sensesTo regard as.
Does he take me for a fool?
держа́тьderžátʹ, принима́тьprinimátʹ, приня́тьprinjátʹ
To consider mistakenly.
Sorry, I took you for someone else.
принима́тьprinimátʹ, приня́тьprinjátʹ
(colloquial)To defraud; to rip off.
Pinkett is angry that George betrayed his trust and took him for $100K.
раскрути́тьraskrutítʹ, ободра́тьobodrátʹ
(transitive)Bring (a person) to acquire (a thing).
Jim took his daughter for ice cream.
(transitive)To account for; to charge for; to scan.
”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.”
To go towards.
The fox took for Westhide wood.
The coward chose to take for the hills, rather than stand and fight.
- keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
Examples
1004 sentencesLet's take a break for coffee.
Давайте зробимо перерву на каву.
ruДавайте прервёмся на кофе.
deLass uns eine Kaffeepause machen.
Who's taking responsibility for this problem?
Хто бере на себе відповідальність за цю проблему?
ruКто берёт на себя ответственность за эту проблему?
Who's taking responsibility for the loss?
Хто бере на себе відповідальність за втрати?
Let's take a rest for a while.
Відпочиньмо трохи.
ruДавай немного передохнём.
deLassen Sie uns eine Weile Pause machen.
His parents took him for a walk.
Батьки взяли його з собою на прогулянку.
deSeine Eltern gingen mit ihm spazieren.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 2
Forms
takes for, taking for, took for, taken forPhrasal verbs
16 phrasal verbs- take upпіднімати, братисяTo pick up.
- take offзняти, зніматиTo remove.
- take outприбрати, видалитиTo remove.
- take onвзяти, братиTo acquire, bring in, or introduce.
- take inпіднімати, братисяTo receive.
- take downпідвести, підводитиTo remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.
- take backвідкликати, згадуватиTo retract or withdraw (an earlier statement).
- take overперевищувати, перевершитиTo assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force.
More 8
- take awayпозбавити, позбавлятиTo remove something and put it in a different place.
- take afterбути схожим на когось, нагадувати когосьTo resemble (a parent or ancestor) in appearance or habit.
- take forтримати, держатиTo regard as.
- take apartзламатися, впастиTo dismantle something into its component pieces.
- take toвзяти, братиTo adapt to; to learn, grasp or master.
- take withUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, with.
- take acrossTo go; to proceed.
- take againstTo stop liking or supporting someone; to become unfriendly towards.
Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb