grant的用法

grant作为名词有助学金的意思
比如
Unfortunately, my application for a grant was rejected.很遗憾，我的助学金申请被拒绝了。

作为动词是给予的意思。比如
France has agreed to grant him political asylum...法国已经同意给予他政治避难。

还有承认的意思，不过承认更常用的是acknowledge。
You use 'I grant you' or 'I'll grant you' to say that you accept something is true, even though your opinion about it does not change.我承认某事属实，但并不因此改变自己的观点

took for granted是理所当然的意思！
I was amazed that virtually all the things I took for granted up north just didn't happen in London.几乎所有我认为在北方是理所当然的事情在伦敦都没有发生，这让我惊诧不已。