TAKE FOR


Meaning of TAKE FOR in English

phrasal

: to suppose to be ; especially : to suppose mistakenly to be : mistake for

was often taken for a German because of his fair hair

a car which could be taken for a custom sports model — Lamp

strangers often took her for her own daughter

naturally disliked being taken for a fool

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.