take for granted(v = verb.cognition) assume, presume - take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late"
is one way to anticipate, expect
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

VB  believe, credit, give faith to, give credit to, credence to, see, realize, assume, receive, set down for, take for, have it, take it, consider, esteem, presume, count upon, depend upon, calculate upon, pin one's faith upon, reckon upon, lean upon, build upon, rely upon, rest upon, lay one's account for, make sure of, make oneself easy about, on that score, take on trust, take on credit, take for granted, take for gospel, allow some weight to, attach some weight to, know, know for certain, have know, make no doubt, doubt not, be, rest assured, persuade oneself, assure oneself, satisfy oneself, make up one's mind, give one credit for, confide in, believe in, put one's trust in, place in, repose in, implicit confidence in, take one's word for, at one's word, place reliance on, rely upon, swear by, regard to, think, hold, take, take it, opine, be of opinion, conceive, trow, ween, fancy, apprehend, have it, hold a belief, possess, entertain a belief, adopt a belief, imbibe a belief, embrace a belief, get hold of a belief, hazard, foster, nurture a belief, cherish a belief, have an opinion, hold an opinion, possess, entertain an opinion, adopt an opinion, imbibe an opinion, embrace an opinion, get hold of an opinion, hazard an opinion, foster an opinion, nurture an opinion, cherish an opinion, view as, consider as, take as, hold as, conceive as, regard as, esteem as, deem as, look upon as, account as, set down as, surmise, get it into one's head, take it into one's head, come round to an opinion, swallow, cause to be believed, satisfy, persuade, have the ear of, gain the confidence of, assure, convince, convict, convert, wean, bring round, bring over, win over, indoctrinate, cram down the throat, produce conviction, carry conviction, bring home to, drive home to, go down, find credence, pass current, be received, be current, possess, take hold of, take possession of the mind.

VB  be credulous, jurare in verba magistri, follow implicitly, swallow, gulp down, take on trust, take for granted, take for gospel, run away with a notion, run away with an idea, jump to a conclusion, rush to a conclusion, think the moon is made of green cheese, take for granted, grasp the shadow for the substance, catch at straws, grasp at straws, impose upon, be credulous, jurare in verba magistri, follow implicitly, swallow, gulp down, take on trust, take for granted, take for gospel, run away with a notion, run away with an idea, jump to a conclusion, rush to a conclusion, think the moon is made of green cheese, take for granted, grasp the shadow for the substance, catch at straws, grasp at straws, impose upon.

VB  suppose, conjecture, surmise, suspect, guess, divine, theorize, presume, presurmise, presuppose, assume, fancy, wis, take it, give a guess, speculate, believe, dare say, take it into one's head, take for granted, imagine, put forth, propound, propose, start, put a case, submit, move, make a motion, hazard out, throw out a suggestion, put forward a suggestion, put forward conjecture, allude to, suggest, hint, put it into one's head, suggest itself, run in the head, marvel if, wonder if, wonder whether.

double take, give and take, give or take, granted, take, take a bow, take a breath, take a breather, take a chance, take a crack at, take a crap, take a dare, take a dive, take a firm stand, take a hit, take a hop, take a joke, take a leak, take a look, take a powder, take a shit, take aback, take account, take advantage, take advantage of, take after, take aim, take apart, take arms, take aside, take away, take back, take by storm, take care, take care of, take chances, take charge, take control, take cover, take down, take effect, take exception, take fire, take five, take flight, take for, take form, take from, take heart, take heed, take hold, take hold of, take home, take home pay, take in, take in charge, take in vain, take in water, take into account, take issue, take issue with, take it, take it easy, take it on the chin, take kindly to, take leave, take liberties, take lying down, take note, take notice, take off, take office, take on, take one's lumps, take orders, take out, take over, take pains, take part, take place, take pride, take root, take shape, take sides, take stage, take steps, take stock, take ten, take the air, take the bull by the horns, take the cake, take the count, take the edge off, take the field, take the fifth, take the fifth amendment, take the floor, take the heat, take the road, take the stage, take the stand, take the veil, take time, take time by the forelock, take time off, take to, take to be, take to heart, take to task, take to the woods, take turns, take up, take up arms, take up with, take water, take with a grain of salt, taken for granted