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took something as read

took something as read is the simple past of take something as read.

Meaning of take something as read

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?
    Synonyms:
    take something as granted

Questions about took something as read

What is took something as read the simple past of?
Took something as read is the simple past of take something as read.

Words near took something as read in the dictionary

  1. took someone's name in vain
  2. took someone's part
  3. took someone's place
  4. took someone's word for it
  5. took something as it came
  6. took something as read
  7. took something in one's stride
  8. took something in stride
  9. took something off one's chest
  10. took something off someone's hands
  11. took something to

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