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take something as read

take something as read verb: to assume that everyone agrees that something is correct.

Verb

take something as read (third-person singular simple present takes something as read, present participle taking something as read, simple past took something as read, past participle taken something as read)

  1. (idiomatic) To assume that everyone agrees that something is correct.
    • We can take your resignation as read, can we?
    • Any one wish to see it? No? Then we will take it as read. I know that in such a matter, my patrons, my word is enough for you.1901, H. Rider Haggard, Pearl-Maiden
    Synonyms:
    take something as granted

Synonyms of take something as read

  • take something as granted

Forms of take something as read

third-person singular presenttakes something as read
present participletaking something as read
pasttook something as read
past participletaken something as read

Questions about take something as read

What does take something as read mean?
Take something as read means to assume that everyone agrees that something is correct.
What part of speech is take something as read?
Take something as read is a verb.
What is the past tense of take something as read?
The past tense of take something as read is took something as read.

Words near take something as read in the dictionary

  1. take someone's part
  2. take someone's place
  3. take someone's point
  4. take someone's word for it
  5. take something as it comes
  6. take something as read
  7. take something in one's stride
  8. take something in stride
  9. take something off someone's hands
  10. take something to
  11. take something to one's grave

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