take something as read

English

take something as read

(idiomatic) to assume that everyone agrees that something is correct
- 1901, H. Rider Haggard, Pearl-Maiden:
  Any one wish to see it? No? Then we will take it as read. I know that in such a matter, my patrons, my word is enough for you.
We can take your resignation as read, can we?

The word read is the past participle of read and so is pronounced red.
Usually phrased using it and followed by a that clause, as in the first example.

单词	take something as read
释义	take something as read English Verb take something as read (idiomatic) to assume that everyone agrees that something is correct 1901, H. Rider Haggard, Pearl-Maiden: Any one wish to see it? No? Then we will take it as read. I know that in such a matter, my patrons, my word is enough for you. We can take* your resignation as read, can we?* Usage notes The word read is the past participle of read and so is pronounced red. Usually phrased using it and followed by a that clause, as in the first example. Synonyms See also Thesaurus:suppose
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