take for granted

tenir pour acquis, ne pas apprécier

Oublier la valeur d’une personne ou d’une chose parce qu’elle est toujours présente.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : take someone/something for granted (He takes his friends for granted.)

Synonymes : undervalue, underappreciate

Contraires : appreciate, value

Expressions courantes : take someone for granted, take something for granted

tenir pour acquis, supposer

Considérer une chose comme vraie sans la vérifier.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : 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.)

Synonymes : assume, presume

Expressions courantes : take something for granted, take for granted that