take to mean
Example Sentences
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He also admits that “it will certainly be a premium-priced product,” which I take to mean north of $1,000.
From The Verge • Aug. 2, 2021
DeMasco shrugs and makes a gesture I take to mean everything else got really expensive.
From Salon • Jul. 17, 2019
You say you “don’t want to be their financial-support system just to get them out,” which I take to mean you are able to, financially speaking — and if so, use that.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2017
Our local gym has waitlists for infant and toddler classes, and its website touts that the classes teach kids “water safety,” which any reasonable parent would take to mean “drowning prevention.”
From Slate • Jun. 19, 2017
It reads thus:—‘anchor anywhere not closer than within a dozen fathoms of the island,’—which I take to mean this small island, or islet, opposite us.
From The Castaways by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell
