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grant
[grant, grahnt]
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to bestow or confer, esp. by a formal act: to grant a charter. |
| 2. | to give or accord: to grant permission. |
| 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, esp. by deed or writing: to grant property. |
–noun
—Idiom| 6. | 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. |
| 7. | the act of granting. |
| 8. | Law. a transfer of property. |
| 9. | a geographical unit in Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire, originally a grant of land to a person or group of people. |
| 10. | take for granted,
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Origin:
1175–1225; ME gra(u)nten < OF graunter, var. of crëanter < VL *credentāre, v. deriv. of L crēdent-, s. of crēdēns, prp. of crēdere to believe
1175–1225; ME gra(u)nten < OF graunter, var. of crëanter < VL *credentāre, v. deriv. of L crēdent-, s. of crēdēns, prp. of crēdere to believe

Related forms:
grant⋅a⋅ble, adjective
grant⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
granter, noun
Antonyms:
1, 2. receive.
1, 2. receive.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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granted
see take for granted.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Language Translation for : granted
Spanish:
dado que, en el supuesto de que,
German:
voraussetzen,
Japanese:
~とすれば
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