take someone's word for it

verb

To believe a person's claim, especially without personal verification.

“I can't really check on that, so I'll have to take your word for it.”

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Meanings

verbtake someone's word for it (third-person singular simple present takes someone's word for it, present participle taking someone's word for it, simple past took someone's word for it, past participle taken someone's word for it)

present singular third person takes someone's word for it · participle present taking someone's word for it · past took someone's word for it · participle past taken someone's word for it

  1. idiomaticTo believe a person's claim, especially without personal verification.

    I can't really check on that, so I'll have to take your word for it.

Translations

Catalan agafar pel mot
  • agafar pel motto believe a person's claim
Dutch iemand op zijn woord geloven
  • iemand op zijn woord gelovento believe a person's claim
French croire sur parole
  • croire sur paroleto believe a person's claim
German beim Wort nehmen
  • beim Wort nehmento believe a person's claim
Hungarian szaván fog
  • szaván fogto believe a person's claim
Icelandic taka á orðinu
  • taka á orðinuto believe a person's claim
Irish creid ó
  • creid óto believe a person's claim
Italian credere sulla parola
  • credere sulla parolato believe a person's claim
Norwegian Bokmål ta noens ord for noe
  • ta noens ord for noeto believe a person's claim
Polish wierzyć na słowo, uwierzyć na słowo
  • wierzyć na słowoto believe a person's claim
  • uwierzyć na słowoto believe a person's claim
Russian пове́рить на́ слово
  • пове́рить на́ слово (povéritʹ ná slovo)to believe a person's claim
Spanish tomar la palabra, coger la palabra
  • tomar la palabrato believe a person's claim
  • coger la palabrato believe a person's claim
  • fiarse de la palabra deto believe a person's claim
Swedish ta på orden
  • ta på ordento believe a person's claim
Ukrainian повірити на слово
  • повірити на слово (poviryty na slovo)to believe a person's claim
Cite this entry
APA

take someone's word for it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20someone's%20word%20for%20it

MLA

“take someone's word for it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20someone's%20word%20for%20it. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take someone's word for it,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20someone's%20word%20for%20it.

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