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Idiom

I take it

Meaning

Used to express one's understanding of another's position.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“I take it you are not coming to the party.”

“Since you are packing your bags, I take it you have decided to leave early.”

“Given the sudden silence following my proposal, I take it that my suggestion did not meet with your approval.”

Examples

simple

“I take it you are not coming to the party.”

contextual

“Since you are packing your bags, I take it you have decided to leave early.”

complex

“Given the sudden silence following my proposal, I take it that my suggestion did not meet with your approval.”

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