tenir pour acquis

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tə.niʁ pu.ʁ‿a.ki/

Verb

tenir pour acquis

1. (transitive) to take for granted

Usage notes

• This is the standard form; prendre pour acquis, being a calque from English, is sometimes proscribed.
• The participle acquis inflects to agree with that which is taken for granted: Il tient sa sympathie pour acquise. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation

• see tenir