take (one) at (one’s) word
To accept what one says without further verification or investigation. Why some people take that pundit at his word is beyond me. He clearly has an ulterior motive. You’re right to be wary, but, in this case, I think we can take John at his word. He’s just trying to help.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
take one at one’s word
to believe what someone says and act accordingly. She told me to go jump in the lake, and I took her at her word. You shouldn’t take her at her word. She frequently says things she doesn’t really mean.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
take someone at his or her word
Also, take someone’s word for. Accept what someone says on trust, as in Since he said he’d agree to any of my ideas, I’ll take him at his word, or She said she wanted to help out and I took her word for it. This idiom appeared in Miles Coverdale’s translation of the Bible: «He said … he is my brother. And the men took him shortly at his word» (I Kings 22:33). It is still so used. [1535]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
take someone at their word
interpret a person’s words literally or exactly, especially by believing them or doing as they suggest.
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
take somebody at their ˈword
believe exactly what somebody says or promises: She said I could go and stay with her in Paris whenever I wanted, so I took her at her word.
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
take at (someone’s) word
To be convinced of another’s sincerity and act in accord with his or her statement: We took them at their word that the job would be done on time.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
take (someone) at his/her word, to
To believe someone, to regard someone as trustworthy. This locution dates from the sixteenth century, appearing in such sources as Miles Coverdale’s translation of the Bible (1535) and several of Shakespeare’s plays (e.g., “I take thee at thy word,” Romeo and Juliet, 2.2). It also is part of an amusing proverb quoted in David Ferguson’s Scottish Proverbs (1595) and numerous later collections: “Take a man by his word, and a cow by her horne.”
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take someone at his — ● word … Useful english dictionary
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take (someone) at (their) word — to decide to believe exactly what someone tells you, even if it does not seem likely to be true. When he said he d give me a job, I took him at his word and turned up the next day at his office … New idioms dictionary
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take someone at their word — phrase to do something as a result of what someone has said, even though they may not have meant exactly what they said He said he didn’t mind what we did, and we took him at his word. Thesaurus: to believe or accept that something is true or… … Useful english dictionary
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take someone at their word — to do something as a result of what someone has said, even though they may not have meant exactly what they said He said he didn t mind what we did, and we took him at his word … English dictionary
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take at one’s word — {v. phr.} To believe everything (someone) says; to act on what is said. * /If you say you don t want this coat, I ll take you at your word and throw it away./ * /When the king said he wished to be rid of his advisor, a friend took him at his word … Dictionary of American idioms
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take at one’s word — {v. phr.} To believe everything (someone) says; to act on what is said. * /If you say you don t want this coat, I ll take you at your word and throw it away./ * /When the king said he wished to be rid of his advisor, a friend took him at his word … Dictionary of American idioms
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take at one’s word — v. phr. To believe everything (someone) says; to act on what is said. If you say you don t want this coat, I ll take you at your word and throw it away. When the king said he wished to be rid of his advisor, a friend took him at his word and… … Словарь американских идиом
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take someone’s word for it — take (someone s) word for it to believe someone. If she says she s sick, you have to take her word for it. I took him at his word when he said he could translate Russian … New idioms dictionary
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word — [wʉrd] n. [ME < OE, akin to Ger wort < IE * werdh (extension of base * wer , to speak, say) > Gr eirein, to speak, L verbum, word] 1. a) a speech sound, or series of them, serving to communicate meaning and consisting of at least one… … English World dictionary
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take a man at his word — take what someone says seriously, treat someone s remarks seriously … English contemporary dictionary
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word — ► NOUN 1) a single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used to form sentences with others. 2) a remark or statement. 3) (a word) even the smallest amount of something spoken or written: don t believe a word. 4) (words) angry talk.… … English terms dictionary
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English[edit]
Verb[edit]
take someone at their word (third-person singular simple present takes someone at their word, present participle taking someone at their word, simple past took someone at their word, past participle taken someone at their word)
- (transitive) To take someone literally even though they may not have been serious; to take someone seriously even though they were joking; to take up a challenge that was initially meant as a joke.
- (transitive) To take someone’s word for it, to believe someone without having the means to check that what they said is true.
Translations[edit]
take someone literally even though they may not have been serious
- Finnish: ottaa todesta, ottaa kirjaimellisesti
- French: prendre au mot (fr), prendre au pied de la lettre (fr), prendre au sérieux (fr)
- Polish: traktować poważnie impf, potraktować poważnie pf
believe someone without having the means to check that what they said is true
- Finnish: luottaa sanaan (+ genitive or possessive suffix), uskoa sanaan (+ genitive or possessive suffix)
- French: croire sur parole (fr)
- Polish: wierzyć na słowo n, uwierzyć na słowo pf
See also[edit]
- take at face value
Further reading[edit]
- “take someone at their word” (US) / “take someone at their word” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- “take someone at their word”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “take sb at their word”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “take someone at his word”, in Collins English Dictionary.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TAKE SOMEONE AT HIS WORD
WHAT DOES TAKE SOMEONE AT HIS WORD MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of take someone at his word in the English dictionary
The definition of take someone at his word in the dictionary is to assume that someone means, or will do, what he or she says.
Synonyms and antonyms of take someone at his word in the English dictionary of synonyms
TRANSLATION OF TAKE SOMEONE AT HIS WORD
Find out the translation of take someone at his word to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of take someone at his word from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «take someone at his word» in English.
Translator English — Chinese
需要有人在他的话
1,325 millions of speakers
Translator English — Spanish
llevar a alguien en su palabra
570 millions of speakers
Translator English — Hindi
अपनी बात पर किसी को ले
380 millions of speakers
Translator English — Arabic
اتخاذ شخص ما في كلمته
280 millions of speakers
Translator English — Russian
взять кого на слове
278 millions of speakers
Translator English — Portuguese
levar alguém em sua palavra
270 millions of speakers
Translator English — Bengali
তার শব্দে কেউ নিতে
260 millions of speakers
Translator English — French
prendre quelqu´un au mot
220 millions of speakers
Translator English — Malay
Ambil seseorang mengikut kata-katanya
190 millions of speakers
Translator English — German
beim Wort nehmen jemanden
180 millions of speakers
Translator English — Japanese
彼の言葉で誰かを取る
130 millions of speakers
Translator English — Korean
그의 말 에 사람 을
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Javanese
Njupuk wong ing tembung
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Vietnamese
có một người nào đó theo lời của Ngài
80 millions of speakers
Translator English — Tamil
அவரது வார்த்தையில் ஒருவர் எடுத்துக் கொள்ளுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Marathi
एखाद्याला त्याच्या शब्दांत सांगा
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Turkish
Onun sözünde birini al
70 millions of speakers
Translator English — Italian
prendere qualcuno in parola
65 millions of speakers
Translator English — Polish
wziąć kogoś na słowo
50 millions of speakers
Translator English — Ukrainian
взяти кого на слові
40 millions of speakers
Translator English — Romanian
ia cineva pe cuvânt
30 millions of speakers
Translator English — Greek
λάβει κάποιος στο λόγο του
15 millions of speakers
Translator English — Afrikaans
neem iemand by sy woord
14 millions of speakers
Translator English — Swedish
ta någon på hans ord
10 millions of speakers
Translator English — Norwegian
ta noen på hans ord
5 millions of speakers
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAKE SOMEONE AT HIS WORD»
The term «take someone at his word» is used very little and occupies the 165.187 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «take someone at his word» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of take someone at his word
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «take someone at his word».
Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about take someone at his word
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAKE SOMEONE AT HIS WORD»
Discover the use of take someone at his word in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to take someone at his word and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
… form of a particular thing: They [birds] are also called Boat-tails because their
tail- feathers are formed so as to take the shape of a canoe. take someone at his
word take someone’s word take someone at his word , accept what smb. says
and …
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English idioms for Spanish speakers
… to take place 210 to take potluck 214 to take root 232 to take shape 245 to take
sides 25 1 to take someone at his word 329 to take someone down a notch 189
to take someone down a peg or two 207 to take someone’s word for it 329 to take
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Eugene Savaiano, Lynn W. Winget, 2007
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General Knowledge of English Literature
To leave word—to leave a message To take someone at his word—toacton the
literal meaning of someone’s words without making surethathe means tobe taken
seriously. Word came—information was received. Word for word—literally.
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Chambers Universal Learners’ Dictionary
… (about someone else) : John ‘s going to put in a good word for me in the hope
that his boss will give me a job. say the word see say. take (someone) at his word
to believe wore (someone) without question and act accordingly : When she.
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The Twin Earth Chronicles: Twenty Years of Reflection on …
When nothing much hinges on it, we tend to choose the lazy way: we take
someone at his word, even if this does not quite reflect some aspect of the
speaker’s thought or meaning. But this is not because we are bound (outside of a
law court, …
Andrew Pessin, Sanford Goldberg, 1996
… to 28 take one’s mind off one’s problems 268 takeover 194 take pains
114,272.284 take sides 193 take someone at his word 118 take someone
seriously 1 1 8 take something (someone) wrong 274 take something to heart
262,315 take time …
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Burger, Harald; Dobrovol’skij, Dmitrij; Kühn, Peter; …
The next major lexicographical landmark was the dictionary of Samuel Johnson (
1755), which from its basis in a collection of (largely literary) citations provided
examples of many set phrases – take time, take someone at his word, take pity on
…
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Concise English Dictionary
… or verbose; put words into someone’s mouth to attribute, or supply, to someone,
words that he did not. or does not intend to, use; take someone at his word to
accept statements as being literally true; take the words out of someone’s mouth
to …
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Phraseologie: ein internationales Handbuch zeitgenössischer …
… which from its basis in a collection of (largely literary) citations provided
examples of many set phrases — take time, take someone at his word, take pity on
someone — though without highlighting them typographically, as Bailey had done.
Orobai always liked this trusting and respectful nature of the Yamné, who were
ready to take someone at his word rather than press into his private doings and
thoughts. He had expected more questions, however. Orobai supposed that they
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It means you trust/believe what someone said (*usually without physical proof/evidence)
«I took him at his word» = I trusted/believed his words.
«You will have to take me at my word» «You will have to take my word for it» = I have no evidence, so you have to believe what I say
«Don’t just take my word for it, look at this photo!» = You don’t have to just believe my words, look at this photo!
«I can’t just take you at your word» / «I can’t just take your word for it» = I need evidence, I can’t just believe what you say without proof/evidence
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Английский (американский вариант)
It means you trust/believe what someone said (*usually without physical proof/evidence)
«I took him at his word» = I trusted/believed his words.
«You will have to take me at my word» «You will have to take my word for it» = I have no evidence, so you have to believe what I say
«Don’t just take my word for it, look at this photo!» = You don’t have to just believe my words, look at this photo!
«I can’t just take you at your word» / «I can’t just take your word for it» = I need evidence, I can’t just believe what you say without proof/evidence
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