took at face value
took at face value is the simple past of take at face value.
Meaning of take at face value
Verb
take at face value (third-person singular simple present takes at face value, present participle taking at face value, simple past took at face value, past participle taken at face value)
- Accept as presented, without question or further investigation.
- Our parents’ generation seems neither able nor interested in understanding how marketers exploit them. They take shopping at face value.1991, Douglas Coupland, “New Zealand Gets Nuked, Too”, in Generation X, New York: St. Martin's Press, →OCLC, page 68
- Synonyms:
- take on trust, take on faith
- Antonyms:
- take with a grain of salt, read between the lines
Questions about took at face value
- What is took at face value the simple past of?
- Took at face value is the simple past of take at face value.
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