Word.ws English Dictionary

takes for

takes for is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take for.

Meaning of take for

Verb

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

  1. To regard as.
    • Does he take me for a fool?
  2. To consider mistakenly.
    • Sorry, I took you for someone else.
  3. (colloquial) To defraud; to rip off.
    • Pinkett is angry that George betrayed his trust and took him for $100K.
  4. (transitive) Bring (a person) to acquire (a thing).
    • Jim took his daughter for ice cream.
  5. (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.”
  6. (chiefly Herefordshire) To go towards.
    • The fox took for Westhide wood.

Questions about takes for

What is takes for the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Takes for is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take for.

Words near takes for in the dictionary

  1. takes effect
  2. takes exception
  3. takes fire
  4. takes five
  5. takes flight
  6. takes for
  7. takes for a drive
  8. takes for a ride
  9. takes for a spin
  10. takes for granite
  11. takes for granted

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: takes for (page history and authors); take for (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “takes for.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/takes_for. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.