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• Verbo compuesto que indica una percepción o suposición errónea de que alguien o algo es otra cosa.

A phrasal verb used to indicate mistakenly perceiving or assuming someone or something to be something else.

incontable · verbo irregular · transitivo · phrasal, inseparable

1. Mistakenly believeinformal

   To incorrectly assume or believe that someone or something is a particular thing.

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   • I took him for a doctor because of his white coat.
   • She took the noise for thunder, but it was a truck.
   • Don't take me for a fool; I know what you're doing.

2. Consider or regardinformal

   To view or treat someone or something in a specific way, often with a negative connotation.

   tomar por

   • He takes his wife for granted.
   • They took her kindness for weakness.
   • I took his silence for agreement.

   Sinónimosconsiderdeemregard asview as

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