HyperDic: take_for_granted

English > 1 sense of the expression take for granted:
VERBcognitiontake for granted, assume, presumetake to be the case or to be true
English > take for granted: 1 sense > verb 1, cognition
Meaningtake to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Synonymsassume, presume
Narrowerpresuppose, supposetake for granted or as a given
Broaderexpect, anticipateregard something as probable or likely
Spanishadquirir, asumir, dar por sentado, presumir, suponer
Catalanadquirir, assumir, presumir

©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict