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accept as true or genuine without being questioned or doubted (After all his lying, nothing he says now should be taken at face value.  merriam-webster.com); to accept something as it appears to be rather than studying it more closely (I took the offer at face value. I didn't think they might be trying to trick me. cambridge.org); to accept a situation or accept what someone says, without thinking there may be a hidden meaning (You shouldn’t always take his remarks at face value. • Because Kate, for all her faults real and imagined, was the only person ever to take him at face value. ldoceonline.com); accept as presented, without question or further investigation (Our parents’ generation seems neither able nor interested in understanding how marketers exploit them. They take shopping at face value. wiktionary.org); to accept or trust someone or something based only on an initial or superficial presentation, without taking further proof, verification, or investigation into account (I've learned never to take corporate PR statements at face value. • It's hard to take Jeff at face value when he's been caught lying in the past. thefreedictionary.com) |
