take for granted

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === take for granted (third-person singular simple present takes for granted, present participle taking for granted, simple past took for granted, past participle taken for granted) (transitive, of a thing) To assume something to be true without verification or proof. (transitive, idiomatic, especially of a person) To give little attention to or to underestimate the value of; to fail to appreciate, especially something one has grown heavily accustomed to; not to value or care for appropriately, out of the assumption that the person or thing not valued cannot be lost. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:suppose ==== Translations ==== === See also === you never miss the water till the well runs dry