Definition of Take for Granted
to believe that a person or thing is permanently accessible to someone who acts unappreciative
Examples of Take for Granted in a sentence
Occasionally, Tiffany will take for granted Sally because Tiffany asks favors from Sally without returning the favor. 🔊
Telemarketers will frequently take for granted forgetful and lonely elderly citizens because they will purchase whatever the salesman is selling without realizing it. 🔊
Many adult children will take for granted their mother’s love for them by asking them for money and favors because they know their mothers will comply. 🔊
Even though Paula did not like Ted, she would take for granted his love for her by happily accepting his gifts but then would ignore him the rest of the time. 🔊
The only way the man got the great job at the bank was to take for granted his friendship with a bank employee he rarely spoke to by asking him to put in a good word about him to his boss. 🔊
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