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taking for

taking for is the present participle and gerund 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 taking for

What is taking for the present participle and gerund of?
Taking for is the present participle and gerund of take for.

Words near taking for in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: taking 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.

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