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take ~ at face value — to accept something as true without questioning or investigating further

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to accept something as true without questioning or investigating further

Pronunciation (IPA): /teɪk æt ˈfeɪs ˈvæljuː/

Korean meaning: 의심하지 않고 그대로 받아들이다, 액면 그대로 믿다

Korean pronunciation: 테이크 앳 **페이스** **밸**류

Example Sentences

  • My mom took my 'I'm sick' text at face value and brought me soup, but I was just avoiding chores.
  • The detective refused to take the suspect's alibi at face value and investigated further.
  • Don't take online reviews at face value - some might be fake or biased.

take ~ at face value

VERB

//teɪk æt ˈfeɪs ˈvæljuː//

to accept something as true without questioning or investigating further

take ~ at face value concept
💡 Concept

to accept something as true without questioning or investigating further

take ~ at face value rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Don't just take the face in this case at face value!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/teɪk æt ˈfeɪs ˈvæljuː/
🇬🇧 UK/teɪk æt ˈfeɪs ˈvæljuː/

🌳Etymology

Rootface value

Origin

원래 동전이나 지폐의 '액면가'를 의미하던 face value에서 유래. 동전에 적혀있는 숫자 그대로의 가치를 뜻하던 것이 '겉으로 보이는 그대로'라는 의미로 확장되었다.

🎵Rhyme

faceplacecase
face
place
case

🔗Collocations

take someone's words at face value
accept at face value
shouldn't take at face value
take the statement at face value
never take at face value

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“My mom took my 'I'm sick' text at face value and brought me soup, but I was just avoiding chores.”

“The detective refused to take the suspect's alibi at face value and investigated further.”

“Don't take online reviews at face value - some might be fake or biased.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

accept without questionbelieve readilytrust implicitlyswallow whole

Antonyms

questiondoubtinvestigate

Related

face valuesurface levelfirst impressionapparent meaning

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