单词	take for granted
释义	take for granted idiomatic phrase 1 : to assume (something) as true, real, unquestionable, or to be expected We took our invitation to the party for granted. = We took it for granted that we'd be invited to the party. [=we assumed we'd be invited and did not think about the possibility that we wouldn't be] What I will call the "old" middle class rose to prominence in the Forties, Fifties, and Sixties, when economic growth was taken for granted and opportunity was abundant. Alan Wolfe 2 : to value (something or someone) too lightly : to fail to properly notice or appreciate (someone or something that should be valued) We often take our freedom for granted. I'm tired of being taken for granted. Word History First Known Use 1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1 take for granted phrase as in say to take as true or as a fact without actual proof I took for granted that my car would start in the morning. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance say assume presume believe suppose think guess postulate conclude figure presuppose accept hypothesize dream insist premise deduce infer credit swallow maintain imagine take judge suspect gather claim speculate declare hypothecate surmise contend conceive fancy assert affirm conjecture reckon theorize perceive aver preconceive suspicion profess allege avouch avow Antonyms & Near Antonyms disagree (with) challenge discount question doubt dispute distrust wonder (about) mistrust discredit controvert deny reject repudiate disclaim disavow disbelieve refute disprove rebut disown belie confute See More
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