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To believe a person's claim, especially without personal verification.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- I can't really check on that, so I'll have to take your word for it.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
agafar pel mot
— to believe a person's claim
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Dutch:
iemand op zijn woord geloven
— to believe a person's claim
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French:
croire sur parole
— to believe a person's claim
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German:
beim Wort nehmen
— to believe a person's claim
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Hungarian:
szaván fog
— to believe a person's claim
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Icelandic:
taka á orðinu
— to believe a person's claim
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Irish:
creid ó
— to believe a person's claim
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Italian:
credere sulla parola
— to believe a person's claim
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Norwegian Bokmål:
ta noens ord for noe
— to believe a person's claim
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Polish:
wierzyć na słowo
— to believe a person's claim
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Polish:
uwierzyć na słowo
— to believe a person's claim
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Russian:
пове́рить на́ слово
(povéritʹ ná slovo)
— to believe a person's claim
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Spanish:
tomar la palabra
— to believe a person's claim
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Spanish:
coger la palabra
— to believe a person's claim
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Spanish:
fiarse de la palabra de alguien
— to believe a person's claim
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Swedish:
ta på orden
— to believe a person's claim
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Ukrainian:
повірити на слово
(poviryty na slovo)
— to believe a person's claim
