Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To assume something to be true without verification or proof.

    für selbstverständlich halten

    принима́ть без доказательствprinimátʹ bez dokazatelʹstv, принима́ть на веруprinimátʹ na veru

    брати на віруbraty na viru

    take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof

  2. (especially, idiomatic, transitive)To give little attention to or to underestimate the value of; to fail to appreciate, especially something one has grown heavily accustomed to; not to value or care for appropriately, out of the assumption that the person or thing not valued cannot be lost.

    für selbstverständlich halten

    счита́ть само́ собо́й разуме́ющимсяsčitátʹ samó sobój razuméjuščimsja, воспринима́ть как до́лжноеvosprinimátʹ kak dólžnoje

    сприймати як належнеspryjmaty jak naležne, ста́витися до чо́гось як до нале́жногоstávytysja do čóhosʹ jak do naléžnoho

Examples

168 sentences

  1. We must not take anything for granted.

    Ми не повинні приймати будь-що за належне. — deniko

    ruМы не должны ничего принимать как должное. — marafon

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  2. She takes everything for granted.

    Вона все приймає за належне. — deniko

    ruОна всё считает само собой разумеющимся. — marafon

    deFür sie ist alles selbstverständlich. — raggione

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  3. Don't take that for granted.

    Не приймай це як належне. — deniko

    ruНе принимай это как должное. — marafon

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  4. Tom takes everything for granted.

    Том все приймає за належне. — deniko

    deTom hält alles für selbstverständlich. — raggione

    CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  5. I took the fact for granted.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
assume something to be true without verification or proof:
give little attention to or to underestimate the value of:
Русский
By meaning 2
assume something to be true without verification or proof:
give little attention to or to underestimate the value of:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
assume something to be true without verification or proof:

Forms

takes for granted, taking for granted, took for granted, taken for granted
Base formtake for granted · to take for granted
3rd person singulartakes for granted
Present participletaking for granted
Past simpletook for granted
Past participletaken for granted

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytake for granted
he, she, ittakes for granted

Past simpleLesson

all personstook for granted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave taken for granted
he, she, ithas taken for granted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill take for granted

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof:assumepresume

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tainttajtakeA1takeawayB1takeoffB1takeout

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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