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
Adelina	ah-de-LEE-nah (Italian), ah-dhe-LEE-nah (Spanish)	Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, German, Bulgarian, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Ragnvaldr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Venera	vye-NYE-rah (Russian), vee-NYE-rah (Russian)	Russian, Bulgarian, Albanian
Sverre	-	Norwegian
Hyakinthos	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Jelka	-	Slovene, Croatian, Serbian