Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option that can best replace the underlined word/phrase in the given sentence.

I took him for a priest.

  1. assume to be

  2. resemble

  3. leave ground

  4. form habit

  5. cheat
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Explanation

To 'take for' means to mistake someone or something for someone or something else, or to assume they are a certain type of person. Here, it means to assume he was a priest.

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