- take one’s word for it
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Общая лексика: поверить (кому-то) на слово , поверить кому-то на слово, поверить кому-либо на слово
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take someone’s word for it — To accept what someone says as true, when one has no means of knowing personally • • • Main Entry: ↑word … Useful english dictionary
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take somebody’s word for it — verb To believe what somebody tells one. I cant really check on that, so Ill have to take your word for it … Wiktionary
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take at one’s word — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. believe, regard, accept, take one s word for; see believe 1 … English dictionary for students
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Word for word — Word Word, n. [AS. word; akin to OFries. & OS. word, D. woord, G. wort, Icel. or[eth], Sw. & Dan. ord, Goth. wa[ u]rd, OPruss. wirds, Lith. vardas a name, L. verbum a word; or perhaps to Gr. rh twr an orator. Cf. {Verb}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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To take one’s own course — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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The Word for World Is Forest — infobox Book | name = The Word for World Is Forest title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of first edition (hardcover) author = Ursula K. Le Guin illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = Hainish… … Wikipedia
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Valiant is the word for Carrie — title card at the beginning of the film Directed by Wesley Ruggles Produced by … Wikipedia
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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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word — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 unit of language ADJECTIVE ▪ two letter, three letter, etc. ▪ monosyllabic, polysyllabic ▪ two syllable, three syllable … Collocations dictionary
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take — 1 /teIk/ verb past tense took past participle taken MOVE STH 1 (T) to move someone or something from one place to another: Don t forget to take your bag when you go. | Paul doesn t know the way can you take him? | take sb/sth to: We take the kids … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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take — I UK [teɪk] / US verb Word forms take : present tense I/you/we/they take he/she/it takes present participle taking past tense took UK [tʊk] / US past participle taken UK [ˈteɪkən] / US *** 1) [transitive] to move something or someone from one… … English dictionary
take (one’s) word for it
To accept what one says without further verifying or investigating. You’re right to be wary, but, in this case, I think we can take John’s word for it. He has no reason to lie to us.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
Take my word for it.
Believe me.; Trust me, I am telling you the truth. Bill: Take my word for it. These are the best power tools you can buy. Bob: But I don’t need any power tools. Rachel: No one can cook better than Fred. Take my word for it. Bill: Really? Fred: Oh, yes. It’s true.
take someone’s word for something
and take someone’s word on something
to believe what someone says about something without seeking further information or proof. It’s true! Take my word for it. I can’t prove it. You will have to take my word on it.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
take my word for it
COMMON If you say to someone take my word for it, you mean that they should believe you because you know that what you are saying is correct. You’ll have nothing but trouble if you buy that house, take my word for it.
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012
take somebody’s ˈword for it
believe something that somebody has said: You know more about cars than I do, so if you think it needs a new gearbox, I’ll take your word for it. ♢ Can I take your word for it that the text has all been checked?
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
take (someone’s) word for it
To believe what someone says without investigating further.
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.
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- on faith, take it
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- 1.1 Pronunciation
- 1.2 Verb
- 1.2.1 Translations
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take someone’s word for it (third-person singular simple present takes someone’s word for it, present participle taking someone’s word for it, simple past took someone’s word for it, past participle taken someone’s word for it)
- (idiomatic) To believe what someone claims, especially without checking or verifying for oneself.
- I can’t really check on that, so I’ll have to take your word for it.
Translations[edit]
to believe what someone claims
- Catalan: agafar pel mot
- Dutch: iemand op zijn woord geloven
- Finnish: luottaa sanaan (+ genitive or possessive suffix), uskoa sanaan (+ genitive or possessive suffix)
- French: croire sur parole (fr)
- German: jemanden beim Wort nehmen
- Hungarian: szaván fog (hu)
- Icelandic: (please verify) taka einhvern á orðinu
- Irish: creid ó duine éigin
- Italian: credere sulla parola (it)
- Polish: wierzyć na słowo impf, uwierzyć na słowo pf
- Russian: пове́рить на́ слово pf (povéritʹ ná slovo)
- Spanish: tomar la palabra
See also[edit]
- take someone at their word
- take it from me
- take to the bank
- nullius in verba
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As Nick Stauner’s explained in his answer, both «take the word» was used to refer to «to accept their word for a conclusion of the issue.» However, it might be beneficial to consider each of the involved sentences, one at a time. Here is the first one.
People want to use it to cook with and they’re looking to take the word.
This is obviously related to the question «But how do you convince people that the water supply is, in fact, safe?». It means people want to use the water, and they want to be assured that the «water is safe».
We can understand this take the word by looking up the words take and word in a dictionary. For example, here are the related entries from Macmillan Dictionary,
take 5 [transitive] to accept something that someone offers you
word 4 [singular/uncountable] news or information about someone or something
Thus, we can understand «they’re looking to take the word» as the people are looking to accept the news or information (in this case, the approval from the Health Department, according to a preceding paragraph in the transcript). Also note that this is not a common usage, as J.R. and others commented. Take someone’s word for it is more idiomatic and recommended for learners.
Here is the second sentence,
And I believe if they say to go ahead, I would take their word for it and I think the public, at large, will, too.
The phrase take someone’s word for it is common enough that dictionaries would list it. Here is what I found in the same dictionary,
take 5a. to accept an explanation or something that someone says without discussing it or arguing about it
take someone’s word for it (=believe what someone tells you): You don’t have to take my word for it – ask anyone.
This means that the mayor trust the Health Department, and if they say the water is safe, he would believe them.
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idiom
: to believe that what someone says is true
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