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grant

1

[ grant, grahnt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act:

    to grant a charter.

    Synonyms: vouchsafe, award

    Antonyms: receive

  2. to give or accord:

    to grant permission.

    Antonyms: receive

  3. to agree or accede to:

    to grant a request.

  4. to admit or concede; accept for the sake of argument:

    I grant that point.

  5. to transfer or convey, especially by deed or writing:

    to grant property.



noun

  1. something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:

    Several major foundations made large grants to fund the research project.

    Synonyms: bequest, concession

  2. the act of granting.

    Synonyms: conveyance, bequest, concession

  3. Law. a transfer of property.
  4. a geographical unit in Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire, originally a grant of land to a person or group of people.

Grant

2

[ grant, grahnt ]

noun

  1. Cary Archibald Leach, 1904–86, U.S. actor, born in England.
  2. He·ber Jed·e·di·ah [hee, -ber jed-i-, dahy, -, uh], 1856–1945, U.S. president of the Mormon Church 1918–45.
  3. Ulysses S(impson) 1822–85, 18th president of the U.S. 1869–77: Union general in the Civil War.
  4. a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “large, great.”

grant

1

/ ɡrɑːnt /

verb

  1. to consent to perform or fulfil

    to grant a wish

  2. may take a clause as object to permit as a favour, indulgence, etc

    to grant an interview

  3. may take a clause as object to acknowledge the validity of; concede

    I grant what you say is true

  4. to bestow, esp in a formal manner
  5. to transfer (property) to another, esp by deed; convey
  6. take for granted
    take for granted
    1. to accept or assume without question

      one takes certain amenities for granted

    2. to fail to appreciate the value, merit, etc, of (a person)


noun

  1. a sum of money provided by a government, local authority, or public fund to finance educational study, overseas aid, building repairs, etc
  2. a privilege, right, etc, that has been granted
  3. the act of granting
  4. a transfer of property by deed or other written instrument; conveyance
  5. a territorial unit in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, originally granted to an individual or organization

Grant

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/ ɡrɑːnt /

noun

  1. GrantCary19041986MUSEnglishFILMS AND TV: actor Cary, real name Alexander Archibald Leach. 1904–86, US film actor, born in England. His many films include Bringing up Baby (1938), The Philadelphia Story (1940), Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), and Mr Blandings Builds his Dream House (1948)
  2. GrantDuncan (James Corrowr)18851978MBritishARTS AND CRAFTS: painterARTS AND CRAFTS: designer Duncan ( James Corrowr ). 1885–1978, British painter and designer
  3. GrantUlysses S(impson)18221885MUSMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: head of state Ulysses S ( impson ), real name Hiram Ulysses Grant. 1822–85, 18th president of the US (1869–77); commander in chief of Union forces in the American Civil War (1864–65)

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Derived Forms

  • ˈgranter, noun
  • ˈgrantable, adjective

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Other Words From

  • granta·ble adjective
  • granted·ly adverb
  • granter noun
  • re·grant verb (used with object) noun
  • super·grant noun
  • un·granta·ble adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of grant1

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English gra(u)nten, from Old French graunter, variant of crëanter, from Vulgar Latin credentāre (unrecorded), derivative of Latin crēdent-, stem of crēdēns “believing,” present participle of crēdere “to believe, entrust”; credible ( def )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of grant1

C13: from Old French graunter, from Vulgar Latin credentāre (unattested), from Latin crēdere to believe

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. take for granted,
    1. to accept without question or objection; assume:

      Your loyalty to the cause is taken for granted.

    2. to use, accept, or treat in a careless or indifferent manner:

      A marriage can be headed for trouble if either spouse begins to take the other for granted.

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Synonym Study

See give.

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Example Sentences

Clark acknowledged all cheer team members were invited to the optional club practices except Grant’s daughter and Ingalls’ daughter.

In sum, as Grant wrote last year, “Managers are constantly betting on the wrong people—and turning down the right ones.”

From Quartz

Bradford used the money to pay her previously full-time workers for their reduced hours, which meant that the loan should turn into a grant.

A McKinsey analysis of 54 countries estimates that governments had committed $10 trillion by June, through grants, loans, and furlough payments to unemployment benefits and welfare.

This story was supported by a “Reporters in the Field” cross-border grant, hosted by n-ost and the Robert Bosch Foundation.

From Ozy

And then that chorus kicks in, and the young lady formerly known as Lizzy Grant transforms into the princess of darkness.

In 1945 or 1946, Hitch and Alma were in New York with Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman, on a publicity tour.

Grant's pal Howard Hughes offered to fly them back to Los Angeles in his private plane.

But a project out of Stanford University is hoping to grant Turkers agency—and might begin to revolutionize the industry.

It does not grant citizenship or the right to stay here permanently, or offer the same benefits that citizens receive.

The single employer rightly knows that there is a wage higher than he can pay and hours shorter than he can grant.

When shall fond woman cease to give—when shall mean and sordid man be satisfied with something less than all she has to grant?

You will grant that the individual in the controversy would likely be able to judge more correctly with regard to values?

Democracy, let us grant it, is the best system of government as yet operative in this world of sin.

This evidently explains but little of the real reason both of the grant and its limitation.

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