tenir pour acquis

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tə.niʁ pu.ʁ‿a.ki/ === Verb === tenir pour acquis (transitive) to take for granted ==== Usage notes ==== This is the standard form; prendre pour acquis, being a calque from English, is sometimes proscribed. The participle acquis inflects to agree with that which is taken for granted: Il tient sa sympathie pour acquise. ==== Conjugation ==== see tenir