granted
Used to concede a point or to express acknowledgment or awareness, often before…Used to concede a point or to express acknowledgment or awareness, often before stating some contrasting or competing information; used as an expression of respect to the point in question.
» We take air and water for granted.
Wir halten Luft und Wasser für selbstverständlich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Ми приймаємо повітря і воду за належне. — triantafillou
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(not comparable)Used to concede a point or to express acknowledgment or awareness, often before stating some contrasting or competing information; used as an expression of respect to the point in question.
He's a good student and usually does well. Granted, he did fail that one test, but I think there were good reasons for that.
"You haven't been a very good father." "Granted."
zugegebenermaßen, freilich
пра́вдаprávda, действи́тельноdejstvítelʹno, согла́сенsoglásen
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
3 languagesBy meaning 1
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Synonyms
2 synonymsCollocations
4 patterns- for granted granted
- granted granted
- granted granted that
- was granted granted
See also
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