English-Spanish translations for take for granted

• dar por descontado
• dar por hecho
  La paz no es algo que podamos dar por hecho; es algo en lo que hay que trabajar cada día para conseguirlo. Peace is not something we can take for granted; we have to work on it every day.
  Ni siquiera podemos dar por hecho que existe cuando la gente ha jurado defenderla. We cannot even take for granted that it exists where people have sworn to uphold it.
• dar por sentado
• dar por supuesto
• menospreciar

Definition of take for granted

• To assume something to be true without verification or proof
• To give little attention to or to underestimate the value of; to fail to appreciate, especially something one has grown heavily accustomed to

Related words

• take for
• take for a ride
• take someone's word for it
• take no for an answer
• take a turn for the better
• take a turn for the worse
• take bladders for lanterns
• take someone for a ride
• take reponsibility for