take someone's word for it
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Meaning · English
Believe someone without needing proof or evidence
Literally: accept someone's statement as true
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
It's a pity we can't animate the final movie for you to see, but take my word for it — and the editor's — the results are certainly superb.
Ronni was prepared to take his word for it.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “take someone's word for it” mean?
Believe someone without needing proof or evidence Literally: accept someone's statement as true
Is “take someone's word for it” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.