take something as read

Verb

 * 1)  To assume that everyone agrees that something is correct.
 * We can take your resignation as read, can we?
 * We can take your resignation as read, can we?

Usage notes

 * The word read is the past participle of read and so is pronounced red.
 * Usually phrased using it and followed by a that clause, as in the first example.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:suppose