How to Pronounce "at face value"
expression
ˈæt/ /ˈfeɪs/ /ˈvæɫju
AT FAYS VAL-yoo
ˈæt/ /fˈeɪs/ /vˈæljuː
AT FAYS VAL-yoo
Definition
If you take something at face value, you accept it as it appears, without questioning whether it is actually true or correct.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈæt/ /ˈfeɪs/ /ˈvæɫju
British English
ˈæt/ /fˈeɪs/ /vˈæljuː
Simplified Pronunciation
US
AT FAYS VAL-yoo
UK
AT FAYS VAL-yoo
Listen in Context
You shouldn't take everything she says at face value.
He accepted the offer at face value.
Don't judge the book at face value.
I didn't take his smile at face value; I knew he was hiding something.