Are Taken for Granted?

The expression to take for granted means “to accept without question or objection,” and often implies a lack of appreciation or gratitude. (E.g., “Many of us may take for granted the fact that we have access to clean drinking water.”)

What Does taken for granted mean?

1 : to assume (something) as true, real, unquestionable, or to be expected We took our invitation to the party for granted. = We took it for granted that we'd be invited to the party.

Is taken for granted informal?

Today on the Magoosh TOEFL Blog, we're going to look at a common English idiom: “take for granted.” This idiomatic phrase is used in informal speech and writing.