1) to take smb. for granted ('to assume that smb. will agree, cooperate')
2) to take smt. for granted ('to assume that smt. is certain to happen')
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
granted — 1. Like considering and given, granted can be used as a preposition and (as granted that) conjunction that is grammatically free of the subject: • And, granted the initial assumptions…I think it stands the test A. White, 1965 • Granted that… … Modern English usage
granted — adj. 1. Given. [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Logic, Rhetoric) Acknowledged or assumed as a supposition. Syn: given. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
granted — granted; un·granted; … English syllables
granted — ► ADVERB ▪ admittedly; it is true. ► CONJUNCTION (granted that) ▪ even assuming that … English terms dictionary
granted — index allowable, allowed, assumed (inferred), consensual, definite, permissible Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
granted — [adv] allowed, accepted acknowledged, admitted, assumed, indeed, just so, yes; concept 558 Ant. unaccepted … New thesaurus
granted — [[t]grɑ͟ːntɪd, græ̱ntɪd[/t]] CONJ SUBORD You use granted or granted that at the beginning of a clause to say that something is true, before you make a comment on it. Granted that the firm has not broken the law, is the law what it should be? Syn … English dictionary
granted — 1. verb Given, awarded. He was granted a patent on his invention. 2. preposition a) Used to concede a point, often before stating some contrasting information. Hes a good student and usually does well. Granted, he did fail that one test, but I… … Wiktionary
granted — See: TAKE FOR GRANTED … Dictionary of American idioms
granted — See: TAKE FOR GRANTED … Dictionary of American idioms
