take as

take someone as someone

to assume that someone is someone or a type of person. I took her as some sort of crank. She didn't want to be taken as some sort of busybody.

Fig. to assume that something is intended a certain way. I took your comments as a severe criticism. Sam's actions were taken as constructive.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Malvina	[mæl'vi:nə]
Alivia	ə-LIV-ee-ə	English (Modern)
Retha	-	Southern African, Afrikaans, English
Aspen	AS-pən	English (Modern)
Terpsichore	-	Greek Mythology
Anastasia	ah-nah-stah-SEE-yah (Russian), a-nə-STAY-zhə (English), a-nə-STAS-yə (English), ah-nahs-TAH-syah (Spanish), ah-nahs-TAH-zyah (Italian)	Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, English, Spanish, Italian, Ancient Greek