1. take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; - Example: "I assume his train was late" [syn: assume, presume, take for granted]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
take for granted
v 1: take to be the case or to be true; accept without
verification or proof; "I assume his train was late" [syn:
assume, presume, take for granted]