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 Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2017

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

When my lord did this, and so fell into the trap he had laid for holy Church, the good curé whispered to Gerard, "Cretensis incidit in Cretensem!" which I take to mean, "Diamond cut diamond."

From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles