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TAKEN FOR GRANTED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does taken for granted mean? 

TAKEN FOR GRANTED (adjective)
  The adjective TAKEN FOR GRANTED has 1 sense:

1. evident without proof or argumentplay

  Familiarity information: TAKEN FOR GRANTED used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TAKEN FOR GRANTED (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Evident without proof or argument

Synonyms:

axiomatic; self-evident; taken for granted

Context example:

we hold these truths to be self-evident

Similar:

obvious (easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind)


 Context examples 


A baby is a miracle gift. Pregnancy can’t be taken for granted.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)



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