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take for granted vs anticipate

anticipate vs take for granted

take for granted and anticipate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
take for granted No No Yes No
anticipate No No Yes No
As verbs, anticipate is a hypernym of take for granted; that is, anticipate is a word with a broader meaning than take for granted:
  • take for granted: take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
  • anticipate: regard something as probable or likely
Other hypernyms of take for granted include expect.
take for granted (verb) anticipate (verb)
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof be a forerunner of or occur earlier than
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 take for granted and anticipate

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