taken for dead

appearing to be dead; assumed to be dead. I was so ill with the flu that I was almost taken for dead. The accident victims were so seriously injured that they were taken for dead at first.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Williamson	['wiljəmsən]
Pascal	pas-KAHL (French), pahs-KAHL (Dutch)	French, German, Dutch
Caesar	SEE-zər (English)	Ancient Roman
Havva	-	Turkish
Seneca	SEN-ə-kə (English)	Ancient Roman
Belshazzar	-	Ancient Near Eastern, Biblical