prendre pour acquis

French

Etymology

Calque of English take for granted.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pʁɑ̃.dʁə pu.ʁ‿a.ki/
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Verb

prendre pour acquis

(transitive, sometimes proscribed) to take for granted

Usage notes

The usual form is tenir pour acquis. The participle acquis inflects to agree with what is taken for granted: Il prend sa sympathie pour acquise.

Conjugation

see prendre

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