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take for granted

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believe v.
conjecture v.
count on/count upon v.
imagine v.
postulate v.
presume v.
suppose v.
understand v.

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believe

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accept admit conclude consider have hold regard suppose think trust understand

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accredit affirm buy conceive credit deem posit postulate presuppose swallow

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attach weight to be certain of be convinced of be credulous be of the opinion count on fall for give credence to have faith in have no doubt keep the faith lap up place confidence in presume true reckon on rest assured swear by take as gospel take at one's word take it

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abandon deny disbelieve discard dismiss dispute disregard exclude forget ignore neglect refuse reject

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distrust

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conjecture

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assume believe conceive conclude deem estimate expect fancy feel figure gather glean guess guesstimate hypothesize imagine infer judge presume pretend suppose surmise suspect theorize think

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hazard a guess take a shot take a stab

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calculate disbelieve know measure misunderstand not believe

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prove

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count on/count upon

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aim for bank on bargain for believe believe in bet bottom dollar bet on expect from heed lean on pin faith on place confidence in plan on reckon on rest on score stake on swear by tab take as gospel truth take on trust trust

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disbelieve distrust not expect

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imagine

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apprehend believe conjecture deem expect fancy gather guess infer presume realize reckon suppose surmise suspect think understand

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take it

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calculate disbelieve ignore know lose measure misunderstand neglect

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postulate

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hypothesize posit presuppose theorize

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advance affirm assert assume aver estimate guess predicate premise propose speculate suppose

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put forward

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calculate deny disbelieve measure reject

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presume

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assume count on guess infer pretend suppose surmise

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conclude conjecture consider depend figure gather posit postulate predicate premise presuppose rely speculate think trust

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bank on be afraid jump the gun take it

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calculate disbelieve doubt measure

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disregard distrust forget ignore neglect

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abstain

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suppose

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deem expect presume pretend think understand

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accept admit brainstorm calculate conjecture divine dream estimate figure grant guesstimate hypothesize imagine infer judge opine posit predicate presuppose spark speculate surmise suspect take theorize

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cook up dare say go out on a limb hazard a guess

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deny disallow dispute know misunderstand prove reject

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measure

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understand

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assume believe gather hear infer suppose surmise think

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concede conclude conjecture consider deduce expect fancy guess imagine know learn presume reckon

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be informed count on suspect

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disregard doubt ignore mistake neglect

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take for granted

"That's what's so frustrating for players. You can't take for granted the opportunity to play in the World Cup," said Asante.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

He got a nice ovation from the Philadelphia crowd, which he knew better than to take for granted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

There are a lot of narratives about AI that people take for granted, including “AI will take our jobs” or “someday AI will be smarter than humans,” or even that AI literally means “artificial intelligence.”

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

You’ve said that part of what you’re doing in the class is denaturalizing what we take for granted.

From Slate ● May 27, 2026

So too are the Arabic numerals we take for granted.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

take for granted

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