take for granted
Idioms-
Consider as true or real, anticipate correctly, as in I took it for granted that they'd offer to pay for their share but I was wrong . [c. 1600]
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Underestimate the value of, become used to, as in The editors felt that the publisher was taking them for granted .
Example Sentences
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Holding your daughter's hand is something most mothers would take for granted.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
What investors today take for granted — buying or selling a basket of thousands of stocks with a single click of a mouse while incurring no transaction cost — was impossible.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
But you just might find new life in everyday experiences others take for granted, like walking, talking, laughing—or reading about romance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
"I don't take for granted how good he is," Redick said.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
There are no phones, no computers, no cars, no kitchen appliances—virtually none of the conveniences that many people in the world take for granted.
From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau
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