Showing results for "granted"

• past participle of grant.
• past tense form of grant.

granted

Idioms  

1. see take for granted.

---

Explanation

If something is taken for granted, it's a given. You can count on it. In fact, you are already counting on it. Most Americans take for granted the right to vote. Granted as an adjective means "given," and it usually follows "take for" or "taken for." If you take someone for granted, you count on that person but you may not always show your appreciation. If someone accuses you for "taking them for granted," you should respond negatively and say something like: "Oh, no I don't. I thank my lucky stars for you every day!"

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

granted

Virgin was granted access last year to the Temple Mills International site for maintaining and storing trains, a critical requirement for an operator to launch services.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

For decades, the Department of Homeland Security has granted TPS designations for foreign-born people who can’t return to their home countries because of unsafe conditions such as armed conflict or natural disasters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Illinois also recently passed a bill that granted drivers the right to officially organize.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

Guy is probably the worst human to be granted the Green Lantern’s powers: He’s pompous, ill-mannered and insecure.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

So too are the Arabic numerals we take for granted.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Related Words

• acknowledged
• assumed