granted
Used to mark the premise of a syllogistic argumentUsed to mark the premise of a syllogistic argument
» We take air and water for granted.
Wir halten Luft und Wasser für selbstverständlich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Ми приймаємо повітря і воду за належне. — triantafillou
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1 senses(not comparable)Used to mark the premise of a syllogistic argument
Granted that he has done nothing wrong, he should be set free.
Granted the lack of evidence, we can make no such conclusion.
- acknowledged as a supposition
Examples
281 sentencesWe take air and water for granted.
Ми приймаємо повітря і воду за належне. — triantafillou
deWir halten Luft und Wasser für selbstverständlich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We must not take anything for granted.
Ми не повинні приймати будь-що за належне. — deniko
ruМы не должны ничего принимать как должное. — marafon
My wish was granted.
Моє бажання було задоволене. — deniko
She takes everything for granted.
Вона все приймає за належне. — deniko
ruОна всё считает само собой разумеющимся. — marafon
deFür sie ist alles selbstverständlich. — raggione
Don't take that for granted.
Не приймай це як належне. — deniko
ruНе принимай это как должное. — marafon
Translations
1 languagesSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsCollocations
4 patterns- for granted granted
- granted granted
- granted granted that
- was granted granted
See also
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