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]
See also: stock, take

take stock in

To trust, believe in, or attach importance to.
See also: stock, take

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Perla-Italian, Spanish
StephanSHTE-fahn (German)German, Dutch
Gretchen['gretʃən]
Burger['bə:gə]
Jabr-Arabic
Baharbah-HAHR (Turkish)Persian, Turkish