take sth for granted
to believe something to be the truth without even thinking about it:
I didn't realize that Melanie hadn't been to college - I suppose I just took it for granted.

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take for granted
take (someone) for granted
to fail to appreciate someone.
When your own children are growing up, you tend to take them for granted, and then, suddenly, they are grown up.

Politicians seem to take voters for granted, except when they face a serious challenge.

Usage notes: usually said about someone who is not appreciated because you think they will always be available
take (something) for granted
1.
to accept something as true without questioning or testing it.
We take it for granted that our children will be better off than we are.

2.
to fail to appreciate the value of something.
So many of us take clean water for granted.

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take something for granted
take (something) for granted
1.
to accept something as true without questioning or testing it.
We take it for granted that our children will be better off than we are.

2.
to fail to appreciate the value of something.
So many of us take clean water for granted.

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take for granted
1. • take (someone) for granted
to accept someone without gratitude or as a matter of course
Everybody takes the office clerk for granted and nobody ever thanks her.

2. • take (something) for granted
to assume that something is a certain way or is correct
"I took it for granted that you knew him. Otherwise I would have introduced you."

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take something for granted
• take (something) for granted
to assume that something is a certain way or is correct
"I took it for granted that you knew him. Otherwise I would have introduced you."

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take for granted
v. phr.
1. To suppose or understand to be true.
Mr. Harper took for granted that the invitation included his wife.
A teacher cannot take it for granted that students always do their homework.
Compare: BEG THE QUESTION.
2. To accept or become used to (something) without noticing especially or saying anything.
George took for granted all that his parents did for him.
No girl likes to have her boyfriend take her for granted; instead, he should always try to make her like him better.

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take someone for granted
take (someone) for granted
to fail to appreciate someone.
When your own children are growing up, you tend to take them for granted, and then, suddenly, they are grown up.

Politicians seem to take voters for granted, except when they face a serious challenge.

Usage notes: usually said about someone who is not appreciated because you think they will always be available
take (something) for granted
1.
to accept something as true without questioning or testing it.
We take it for granted that our children will be better off than we are.

2.
to fail to appreciate the value of something.
So many of us take clean water for granted.

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take someone for granted
• take (someone) for granted
to accept someone without gratitude or as a matter of course
Everybody takes the office clerk for granted and nobody ever thanks her.

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