take for

verwechseln mit, halten für

Fälschlich glauben, dass eine Person oder Sache eine andere ist.

In einfachem Englisch: To wrongly think that someone or something is someone or something else.

• I took you for my brother.
• She took the plastic flowers for real ones.
• Did you take him for the manager?

So benutzt man es: take someone/something for someone/something (I took the bag for a cushion.)

Synonyme: mistake for, confuse with

Häufige Wendungen: take someone for, take for someone else

mitnehmen, ausführen

Jemanden irgendwohin mitnehmen, um dort etwas zu essen, zu trinken oder etwas anderes zu bekommen.

In einfachem Englisch: To bring someone somewhere to get food, a drink, or another thing.

• Dad took us for ice cream.
• Can I take you for lunch tomorrow?
• She takes her mother for tea every Friday.

So benutzt man es: take someone for something (I will take you for a coffee.)

Häufige Wendungen: take for coffee, take for ice cream, take someone for lunch

halten für

Glauben, dass jemand eine bestimmte Art von Mensch ist.

In einfachem Englisch: To believe that someone is a particular kind of person.

• Do you take me for a fool?
• She took him for an honest man.
• They must take us for complete idiots.

So benutzt man es: take someone for someone/something (Do you take me for a child?)

Synonyme: regard as, consider

Häufige Wendungen: take someone for, take for a fool

betrügen, abzocken

Jemanden täuschen, sodass er einem einen bestimmten Geldbetrag gibt.

In einfachem Englisch: To trick someone into giving you a particular amount of money.

• The dealer took me for fifty dollars.
• Those crooks took him for all his savings.
• How much did the scammer take you for?

So benutzt man es: take someone for an amount (The fake broker took her for five thousand pounds.)

Synonyme: swindle, cheat, rip off

Häufige Wendungen: take someone for, take for thousands

berechnen, veranschlagen

Einen Artikel mit einem bestimmten Preis in die Rechnung aufnehmen.

In einfachem Englisch: To count an item as costing a particular amount.

• He took the bread for sixpence.
• The merchant took each sack for two shillings.
• She took the smaller items for a penny each.

So benutzt man es: take something for an amount (The shopkeeper took the bread for sixpence.)

Synonyme: charge for, reckon at

Häufige Wendungen: take something for, take for sixpence

zusteuern auf

Sich auf einen bestimmten Ort zubewegen.

In einfachem Englisch: To move towards a particular place.

• The fox took for the woods.
• The riders took for the nearest village.
• Seeing the hunters, the deer took for the hills.

So benutzt man es: take for a place (The fox took for the nearby woods.)

Synonyme: head for, make for

Häufige Wendungen: take for home, take for the woods