Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take at face value

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.92 in modern English

Syllables: take at -face -val-ue
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Accept as presented, without question or further investigation.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Our parents’ generation seems neither able nor interested in understanding how marketers exploit them. They take shopping at face value."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

takes at face value (present, singular) taking at face value (participle, present) took at face value (past) taken at face value (participle, past) accept at face value (alternative)

Phrases

on the face of it take seriously take someone at their word

Frequently Paired Words

on the face of it take seriously take someone at their word

Synonyms

take on trust take on faith

Antonyms

take with a grain of salt read between the lines

Questions

What does take at face value mean?: Accept as presented, without question or further investigation.

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