take for granted

dar por sentado, no valorar

No valorar a alguien o algo porque se cuenta siempre con su presencia.

En inglés sencillo: To forget how valuable someone or something is because they are always there.

• Do not take your friends for granted.
• I took my good health for granted until I became ill.
• Does she take all your hard work for granted?

Cómo se usa: take someone/something for granted (He takes his friends for granted.)

Sinónimos: undervalue, underappreciate

Antónimos: appreciate, value

Expresiones frecuentes: take someone for granted, take something for granted

dar por hecho, suponer

Dar algo por verdadero sin comprobarlo.

En inglés sencillo: To believe something is true without checking it.

• Do not take her agreement for granted.
• I took it for granted that you knew.
• They take for granted that the figures are correct.

Cómo se usa: take something for granted (Do not take his agreement for granted.); take it for granted that… (We took it for granted that the shop would be open.)

Sinónimos: assume, presume

Expresiones frecuentes: take something for granted, take for granted that