you never know what you've got till it's gone

proverb

People tend to take things for granted while they are available.

Similar
you never miss the water till the well runs dry
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Meanings

proverb
  1. People tend to take things for granted while they are available.

    Synonyms: you never miss the water till the well runs dry

Synonyms & antonyms

proverbPeople tend to take things for granted while they are available.

Similar
you never miss the water till the well runs dry

Translations

Bengali কালীঘাটের মানুষ কালীদর্শন করে না
  • কালীঘাটের মানুষ কালীদর্শন করে না (kalighaṭer manuś kalidorśon kore na)people tend to take things for granted while they are available and they only notice what they had when it is taken away
Polish nie doceniasz tego, co masz, dopóki tego nie stracisz
  • nie doceniasz tego, co masz, dopóki tego nie straciszpeople tend to take things for granted while they are available and they only notice what they had when it is taken away
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APA

you never know what you've got till it's gone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20never%20know%20what%20you've%20got%20till%20it's%20gone

MLA

“you never know what you've got till it's gone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20never%20know%20what%20you've%20got%20till%20it's%20gone. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “you never know what you've got till it's gone,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/you%20never%20know%20what%20you've%20got%20till%20it's%20gone.

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