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take for granted — воспринимать как само собой разумеющееся; принимать без доказательства
to take for granted — а) считать (что л.) доказанным /не требующим доказательства, само собой разумеющимся/; to take nothing for granted
take for as granted — принимать без доказательства; считать доказанным
take nothing for granted — ничего не принимать на веру; не принимать ничего на веру
take success for granted — рассчитывать на успех
to take success for granted — рассчитывать на успех

Автоматический перевод

считать само собой разумеющимся, считать доказанным, допускать, считать не требующим доказательства

Перевод по словам

take  — взятие, дубль, захват, сбор, выручка, улов, принимать, брать, считать, занимать
grant  — грант, субсидия, дар, разрешение, стипендия, предоставлять, дарить, даровать

Примеры

In years to come, some of the practices we take for granted now will seem quite barbaric.

В грядущие годы некоторые приёмы, сейчас воспринимаемые нами как должное, будут казаться довольно варварскими.

He just took it for granted that he would pass the exam.

Он просто с чего-то уверовал, что непременно сдаст этот экзамен.

He ranted that young people today take everything for granted.

Он разорялся по поводу того, что молодые люди сейчас все принимают на веру.

We’re in a strong position, but we mustn’t take victory for granted.

Положение у нас хорошее, но мы не должны воспринимать победу как должное.

Примеры, ожидающие перевода

Bridget was careful not to take him for granted.  

I think we all took it for granted that LeMerle would not beg.  

…intolerant people who callously deny others the very rights that they take for granted…  

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Definition of take for grantednext

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.

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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


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  • disagree (with)

  • challenge

  • discount

  • question

  • doubt

  • dispute

  • distrust

  • wonder (about)

  • mistrust

  • discredit

  • controvert

  • deny

  • reject

  • repudiate

  • disclaim

  • disavow

  • disbelieve

  • refute

  • disprove

  • rebut

  • disown

  • belie

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  • challenge

  • discount

  • question

  • doubt

  • dispute

  • distrust

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  • mistrust

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  • controvert

  • deny

  • reject

  • repudiate

  • disclaim

  • disavow

  • disbelieve

  • refute

  • disprove

  • rebut

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English Idiom – Take for granted

The English Idiom TAKE FOR GRANTED has the following meanings:

1. Take for granted = to fail to appreciate (something/someone)

To take (something/someone) for granted means to NOT appreciate something/someone as you should, as you believe it will always stay the same or be available.
To give little attention to or to underestimate the value of something or someone, especially once it has gone.
To treat something/someone in a careless or indifferent manner without considering its true value.

  • He doesn’t appreciate how lucky he is to have his job. He just takes it for granted.
  • It was only when she left that he realized that he had taken her for granted.
  • For centuries, humans have taken the planet’s natural resources for granted without even thinking that one day they could run out.
  • A lot of people take the internet for granted … until they no longer have it.

2. Take for granted = assume something as true

When a person assumes that something is true without even questioning it or knowing if it is true or not.

  • I’m sorry I forgot to invite you to my celebration. I took it for granted that you would come.
  • He took it for granted that he would easily find a job once he had finished university.

Take for granted - English Idiom meaning and example sentences

Word Order

You may have noticed that this English idiom needs an object and this is positioned in the middle of the idiom.

  • Take SOMETHING for granted.
  • Take SOMEONE for granted.

You may also be interested in our lesson about the Phrasal Verb Take For.

Practice – Use this idiom

Right now I want you to think about your life and if you are currently taking something for granted.
Is there something you should appreciate more and not be taking for granted?
Have you ever taken something for granted in the past?

If you have been (or currently are) in lockdown, what is something you realized you had taken for granted before lockdown?

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    take for granted

       

    1) (

    smb.

    ) пpивыкнуть к кoму-л., вocпpинимaть кoгo-л. кaк нeчтo caмo coбoй paзумeющeecя

    My pupils took me for granted and did not fall off their chairs laughing at the idea of being instructed by me (J. Murdoch). ‘You might consult me before making these arrangements.’ I do resent being taken so much for granted

       

    2) (

    smth.

    ) cчитaть чтo-л. в пopядкe вeщeй, caмo coбoй paзумeющимcя, нe тpeбующим дoкaзaтeльcтв; пpинимaть чтo-л. нa вepу

    He took it for granted that she was doing very well and he was relieved of further worry (Th. Dreiser). Nobody, especially incumbents — including the incumbent in the White House — can take their votes for granted (V. S. News and World Report)

    Concise English-Russian phrasebook > take for granted

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    take for granted

    1. считать доказанным; принимать; без доказательства

    2. считать само собой разумеющимся

    Синонимический ряд:

    presume (verb) assume; believe; deem; gather; give; infer; presume; presuppose; suppose

    English-Russian base dictionary > take for granted

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    take for granted

    1) привыкнуть к кому-л.; воспринимать кого-л. как нечто само собой разумеющееся

    My pupils took me for granted and did not fall off their chairs laughing at the idea of being instructed by me. (I. Murdoch, ‘A Word Child’, ‘Friday’) — Мои студенты привыкли ко мне и не падали со стульев от смеха при одной мысли, что я буду учить их.

    You might consult me before making these arrangements: I do resent being taken so much for granted. (ODCIE) — Вы могли бы проконсультироваться со мной до того, как отдали эти распоряжения. Вы сочли мое согласие само собой разумеющимся — я этим возмущен.

    2) считать что-л. в порядке вещей, само собой разумеющимся, не требующим доказательств; принимать что-л. на веру

    He took it for granted that she was doing very well and he was relieved of further worry. (Th. Dreiser, ‘Sister Carry’, ch. XVII) — Он внушил себе, что Кэрри преуспевает, и решил больше не беспокоиться о ней.

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    take for granted

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > take for granted

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    take for granted

    Англо-русский технический словарь > take for granted

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    take for granted

    1) Общая лексика: воспринимать как само собой разумеющееся, допускать, принимать как должное, счесть не требующим доказательства, считать доказанным, считать само собой разумеющимся, принимать ( что-л.) на веру, считать (что-л) обеспеченным, считать (что-л.) законным, считать дозволенным, считать доказанным, считать не требующим доказательств, считать само собой разумеющимся, считать само собой разумеющимся , (твердо) надеяться на , принимать без обсуждения, принимать безапелляционно, принимать за данность, принимать как данность, считать, что все (тебе) должны

    3) Психология: считать (что-л.) само собой разумеющимся

    5) Психоанализ: считать (что-л.) само собой разумеющимся

    7) Макаров: надеяться , считать (что л.) не требующим доказательства, твёрдо надеяться

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > take for granted

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    take for granted

    допускать, считать доказанным, считать не требующим доказательства, считать само собой разумеющимся

    Новый англо-русский словарь > take for granted

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    take for granted

    English-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > take for granted

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    take for granted

    приня́ть как до́лжное, не усомни́ться

    The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > take for granted

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    take for granted

     v.

    prědpokladati · предпокладати

    vi.

    , prědpoložiti · предположити

    vp.

    Dictionary English-Interslavic > take for granted

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    to take for granted

    Patent terms dictionary > to take for granted

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    to take for granted

    Англо-русский современный словарь > to take for granted

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    take as granted

    считать доказанным; принимать без; доказательства

    English-Russian base dictionary > take as granted

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    take (it) for granted

    accept as given
    принимать как должное

    Mother’s love is always taken for granted by children.

    English-Russian mini useful dictionary > take (it) for granted

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    take (it) for granted

    accept as given
    принимать как должное

    Mother’s love is always taken for granted by children.

    English-Russian mini useful dictionary > take (it) for granted

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    take (smth) for granted

    Психоанализ:

    считать (что-л.) само собой разумеющимся

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > take (smth) for granted

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    take (smth.) for granted

    Психология:

    считать (что-л.) само собой разумеющимся

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > take (smth.) for granted

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    take for as granted

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > take for as granted

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    take nothing for granted

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > take nothing for granted

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  • take for granted — index assume (suppose), guess, postulate, presume, presuppose, suspect (think), trust …   Law dictionary

  • take for granted — ► take for granted 1) fail to appreciate through over familiarity. 2) assume that (something) is true. Main Entry: ↑grant …   English terms dictionary

  • take 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: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • take 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… …   New idioms dictionary

  • take for granted — {v. phr.} 1. To suppose or understand to be true. * /Mr. Harper took for granted that the invitation included his wife./ * /A teacher cannot take it for granted that students always do their homework./ Compare: BEG THE QUESTION. 2. To accept or… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take for granted — {v. phr.} 1. To suppose or understand to be true. * /Mr. Harper took for granted that the invitation included his wife./ * /A teacher cannot take it for granted that students always do their homework./ Compare: BEG THE QUESTION. 2. To accept or… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take for granted — v. phr. 1. To suppose or understand to be true. Mr. Harper took for granted that the invitation included his wife. A teacher cannot take it for granted that students always do their homework. Compare: beg the question 2. To accept or become used… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • take for granted —    If you take something for granted, you don t worry or think about it because you assume you will always have it. If you take someone for granted, you don t show your appreciation to them.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • take 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,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • take for granted — verb a) To assume something to be true without verification or proof. Let it be considered a delicate intimation on the part of the historian that he is going back to the town in which Oliver Twist was born; the reader taking it for granted that… …   Wiktionary

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