1. take for granted - Verb
2. take for granted - Phrase
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
Source: WordNetRead not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider. Francis Bacon
What most experimenters take for granted before they begin their experiments is infinitely more interesting than any results to which their experiments lead. Norbert Wiener
We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude. Cynthia Ozick
Every three seconds in the developing world, a child dies needlessly due to lack of basic health care and other things we all take for granted. Claire Danes
That usury is a sin some hold, but take for granted they've no gold. German Proverb
Never take for granted a quiet person, for he may have qualities that belie his quiet nature. Indonesian Proverb