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take something as read

Verb

Meaning

take something as read (third-person singular simple present takes something as read, present participle taking something as read, simple past took something as read, past participle taken something as read)

(idiomatic) To assume that everyone agrees that something is correct.

We can take your resignation as read, can we?
Synonym: take something as granted

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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