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  • 1take for granted — verb take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof (Freq. 3) I assume his train was late • Syn: ↑assume, ↑presume • Derivationally related forms: ↑presumptive (for: ↑ …

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  • 2take 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… …

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  • 3take for granted — Synonyms and related words: accept, accept for gospel, accept implicitly, allegorize, allude to, anticipate, assume, be afraid, be caught napping, be certain, be neglectful, be negligent, believe, believe without reservation, bring to mind, buy,… …

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  • 4take for granted — not appreciate, not realize how much something means to you …

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  • 5take for — verb keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view (Freq. 2) take for granted view as important hold these truths to be self evident I hold him personally responsible • Syn: ↑deem, ↑hold, ↑ …

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  • 6not care for — Synonyms and related words: abhor, be caught napping, be hostile to, be neglectful, be negligent, default, disapprove of, disfavor, dislike, disregard, disrelish, fail, gloss over, hate, ignore, lapse, let go, let ride, let slide, let slip,… …

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  • 7not take anything for granted — to question everything, including what is usually accepted as true. He did not take his luck for granted and worked constantly to be an even better dancer. Usage notes: also used in the form take nothing for granted: The president took nothing… …

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  • 8take something for granted — phrase to expect something always to happen or exist in a particular way, and to not think about any possible problems or difficulties Losing my job taught me never to take anything for granted. take it for granted (that): You can’t take it for… …

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  • 9take somebody for granted — take sb/sth for ˈgranted idiom to be so used to sb/sth that you do not recognize their true value any more and do not show that you are grateful • Her husband was always there and she just took him for granted. • We take having an endless supply… …

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  • 10take 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… …

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