在下面这组同义句中：

I took him to be the manager.

= I took it that he was the manager.

take表示“认为”“以为”，它通常用于 take sb / sth to be…这样的句子。又如：

I took her to be his daughter. 我以为她是他的女儿。

I took you to be an honest man. 我原以为你是诚实的人。

I took the man with him to be his father. 我以为同他在一起的那个男子是他的父亲。

用于此义的 take 后面不能接 that 引导的宾语从句（跟 think 等不一样），若一定要接that 从句，则习惯上要在 that 从句前加上 it（即这个it是强制性的，不是可有可无的）。如以上各句也换成：

I took it that she was his daughter. 我以为她是他的女儿。

I took it that you were an honest man. 我原以为你是诚实的人。

I took it that the man with him was his father. 我以为同他在一起的那个男子是他的父亲。