Meanings
present singular third person takes at face value · participle present taking at face value · past took at face value · participle past taken at face value · alternative accept at face value
- figurativelytransitiveAccept as presented, without question or further investigation.
Our parents’ generation seems neither able nor interested in understanding how marketers exploit them. They take shopping at face value.
1991, Douglas Coupland, “New Zealand Gets Nuked, Too”, in Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Press, →ISBN, page 68Synonyms: take on trust, take on faith · Antonyms: take with a grain of salt, read between the lines
Synonyms & antonyms
verbAccept as presented, without question or further investigation.
Translations
Finnish uskoa sellaisenaan, ottaa täydestä
- uskoa sellaisenaanTranslations
- ottaa täydestäTranslations
- ottaa todestaTranslations
French prendre pour argent comptant
- prendre pour argent comptantTranslations
German etwas für bare Münze nehmen
- etwas für bare Münze nehmenTranslations
Greek παίρνω τοις μετρητοίς
- παίρνω τοις μετρητοίς (paírno tois metritoís)Translations
Italian prendere per buona moneta
- prendere per buona monetaTranslations
Latvian pieņemt par skaidru zeltu
- pieņemt par skaidru zeltuTranslations
Polish brać za dobrą monetę, wziąć za dobrą monetę
- brać za dobrą monetęTranslations
- wziąć za dobrą monetęTranslations
- przyjmować za dobrą monetęTranslations
- przyjąć za dobrą monetęTranslations
Romanian lua de bun
- lua de bunTranslations
Russian принима́ть за чи́стую моне́ту, приня́ть за чи́стую моне́ту
- принима́ть за чи́стую моне́ту (prinimátʹ za čístuju monétu)Translations
- приня́ть за чи́стую моне́ту (prinjátʹ za čístuju monétu)Translations
Spanish al pie de la letra
- al pie de la letraTranslations
Cite this entry
take at face value. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20at%20face%20value
“take at face value.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20at%20face%20value. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take at face value,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20at%20face%20value.
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