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take stock in
take stock in
Trust, believe, attach importance to, as in He exaggerates so much that I don't take stock in anything he says. This term uses stock in the sense of "capital." [Second half of 1800s]
take stock in
To trust, believe in, or attach importance to.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Barak (1) | | BER-ək (English), BAR-ək (English) | Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew |
| Egino | | - | Ancient Germanic |
| ÖZlem | | - | Turkish |
| Olivera | | - | Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian |
| Erzsi | | ER-zhee | Hungarian |
| Gerda (2) | | YER-dah (Swedish) | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |