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Definitions for take for granted
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word take for granted.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. assume, presume, take for grantedverb

    take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof

    "I assume his train was late"

Wiktionary

  1. take for grantedverb

    To assume something to be true without verification or proof.

  2. take for grantedverb

    To give little attention to or to underestimate the value of, to fail to appreciate.

ChatGPT

  1. take for granted

    To take for granted means to undervalue or overlook something or someone due to continual presence or availability, assuming that it will always be there without giving proper appreciation or acknowledgement. It can also refer to considering something as true or certain without verifying or questioning it.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of take for granted in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of take for granted in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of take for granted in a Sentence

  1. Justin Timberlake:

    Sadly, there are millions of kids who will never experience that movie magic. They are refugees who just by geographical happenstance are missing out on what we all take for granted, the ability to laugh, cry, be inspired and escape through the images projected on a screen.

  2. Kevin Hart:

    Laughter, I feel, heals all wounds and during that moment when you laugh. Regardless of what you're going through in life, it's forgotten. Whether it's five seconds, 10 seconds, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, laughing is powerful. So being able to provide that and do it all over the globe, is a significant blessing and one that I do not take for granted.

  3. Betsy Billard:

    Social Security is something that heterosexual people take for granted.

  4. Lois McMaster Bujold:

    Never... ever suggest they don't have to pay you. What they pay for, they'll value. What they get for free, they'll take for granted, and then demand as a right. Hold them up for all the market will bear.

  5. Manager Dave Roberts:

    There’s no stress. I’m looking forward to it. Even if we don’t win the game, National League, it’s not on my shoulders, i’m 0-3. I think it’s just basically you can be a fan. You have the opportunity to be around the game’s best and watch the game’s best perform. So it’s something I don’t take for granted and I’m going to enjoy it as a coach and as a fan.

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  • أمر مفروغ منهArabic
  • für selbstverständlich haltenGerman
  • dar por descontado, dar por sentado, dar por hecho, menospreciar, dar por supuestoSpanish
  • را برای مسلمPersian
  • pitää, itsestäänselvyysFinnish
  • prendre pour acquis, considérer comme allant de soiFrench
  • természetesnek vesz, készpénznek veszHungarian
  • mengambil untuk diberikanIndonesian
  • dare per scontatoItalian
  • 当たり前のことと思うJapanese
  • voor lief nemenDutch
  • ta for gittNorwegian
  • tomar como certoPortuguese
  • считать само собой разумеющимся, принимать на веру, воспринимать как должное, принимать без доказательствRussian
  • zdravo za gotovoSerbo-Croatian
  • ta för given, ta för givetSwedish
  • எடுத்துக்கொள்ளுங்கள்Tamil
  • doğal karşılamakTurkish
  • נעמען פֿאַר גראַנטידYiddish

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