TAKE SB/STH FOR GRANTED

Meaning of TAKE SB/STH FOR GRANTED in English

to be so used to sb/sth that you do not recognize their true value any more and do not show that you are grateful :

Her husband was always there and she just took him for granted.

We take having an endless supply of clean water for granted.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TAKE — I. ˈtāk transitive verb ( took ˈtu̇k, dial ˈtək ; or dialect tak·en ˈtākən sometimes -k ə ŋ ; taken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation south
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRANTED — past of grant
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRANTED — (imp. & p. p.) of Grant
Английский словарь Webster
GRANTED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Grant
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKE — — takable, takeable , adj. — taker , n. /tayk/ , v. , took, taken, taking , n. v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRANTED — conj. admittedly, acknowledged as true
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TAKE — I. ˈtāk verb ( took ˈtu̇k ; tak·en ˈtā-kən ; tak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — substantive
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAKE — p.p. taken. 2. take ·noun the quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time. 3. take ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
GRANTED — impf & ·p.p. of grant.
Webster English vocab
GRANTED — ■ adverb admittedly; it is true. ■ conjunction ( ~ that ) even assuming that.
Concise Oxford English vocab
STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
TAKE — [take] vb took ; tak.en ; tak.ing [ME, fr. OE tacan, fr. ON taka; akin to MD taken to take] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TAKE — / teɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( took / tʊk; NAmE / taken / ˈteɪkən; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRANTED — / ˈgrɑːntɪd; NAmE ˈgræn-/ adverb , conjunction ■ adverb used to show that you accept that sth is true, often …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRANTED — grant ‧ ed /ˈɡrɑːntəd, ˈɡrɑːntɪd $ ˈɡræn-/ BrE AmE adverb [sentence adverb] used when you admit that something is true …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAKE — v. & n. v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1. tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Oxford English vocab
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRANTED — You use granted or granted that at the beginning of a clause to say that something is true, before you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRANTED — You use ~ or ~ that at the beginning of a clause to say that something is true, before you …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
GRANTED — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES apply for/seek/be granted asylum ▪ He has been granted asylum in France. be granted membership …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GRANTED — (that) [conjunction] [U + (that) clause]Granted (that) (= If you accept that) the story's true, what are you going to …
Cambridge English vocab
GRANTED — Synonyms and related words : God-given, accepted, accorded, accounted as, acknowledged, admitted, affirmed, alleged, allowed, approved, assumed, assumptive, authenticated, avowed, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GRANTED — See: TAKE FOR GRANTED.
Slang English vocab
TAKE — INDEX: to take somebody or something from one place to another 1. to take someone or something from one place …
Longman Activator English vocab
GRANTED — • ↑ take it for granted • ↑ take sb for granted
Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GRANTED — adj. 1) to take smb. for ~ ('to assume that smb. will agree, cooperate') 2) to take smt. for ~ …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
GRANTED — See: TAKE FOR GRANTED.
Словарь английских идиом
GRANTED — dragnet
Anagrams English vocabulary
SB — Should Be Slow Blow (type of electric fuse) Sweater Boy For more possible definitions for SB , click here ©1988-2002, …
Most Common Acronyms and Abbreviations English vocabulary
GRANTED — adverb BAD : We cannot take for granted that a computer system will never fail. GOOD : We cannot take …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
TAKE — 1. гл. 1) а) брать, взять б) захватывать, овладевать, схватить (с применением силы) to take as a prisoner ≈ взять …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GRANTED — дарованный, жалованный - take for granted при условии; принимая во внимание - * a new approach, the prospects for the …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) 1. союз 1) ибо; ввиду того, что (вводит придаточное причины) This is no party question, for …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GRANTED — Хорошо
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GRANTED — cj при условии; принимая во внимание granted a new approach, the prospects for the economy are hopeful - новый подход …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOR — for.ogg 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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