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anticipate vs take for granted

take for granted vs anticipate

anticipate and take for granted both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
anticipate No No Yes No
take for granted No No Yes No
As verbs, take for granted is a hyponym of anticipate; that is, take for granted is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than anticipate:
  • anticipate: regard something as probable or likely
  • take for granted: take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
anticipate (verb) take for granted (verb)
be a forerunner of or occur earlier than take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
regard something as probable or likely
realize beforehand
make a prediction about; tell in advance
be excited or anxious about
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
Difference between anticipate and take for granted

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