grant

1 of 2

verb

ˈgrant

granted; granting; grants

transitive verb

: to consent to carry out for a person : allow fulfillment of

grant a request

: to permit as a right, privilege, or favor

luggage allowances granted to passengers

: to bestow or transfer formally

grant a scholarship to a student

specifically : to give the possession or title of by a deed

: to be willing to concede

I grant you that the house is not in perfect condition.

: to assume to be true

granting that you are correct

grantable

ˈgran-tə-bəl How to pronounce grant (audio)

adjective

granter

ˈgran-tər

noun

grantor

ˈgran-tər

-ˌtȯr;

gran-ˈtȯr

noun

: the act of granting

: something granted

especially : a gift (as of land or money) for a particular purpose

: a transfer of property by deed or writing

: the instrument (see instrument entry 1 sense 5) by which such a transfer is made

also : the property so transferred

: a minor territorial division of Maine, New Hampshire, or Vermont originally granted by the state to an individual or institution

Example Sentences

Verb The mayor refused to grant my request for an interview. The court granted the motion for a new trial. I cannot grant you that wish. We haven't yet been granted access to the archive. The country was granted independence in 1950. The judge granted custody of the children to their mother. I grant that he's a talented writer, but I just don't find his books very interesting. The house is not perfect, I grant you that. Noun Her study is being funded by a federal grant. They wrote a grant proposal to get funding for the project. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

An adviser to the Syrian government said Damascus’s decision to grant access to a humanitarian convoy into enemy territory was designed to show goodwill. —

Benoit Faucon, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2023 Wyoming Territory was the first place to grant women the right to vote. —

Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 25 Jan. 2023 House Bill 1548, the measure introduced by Austin Democratic Rep. James Talarico, would give school districts enough money to grant $1,500-a-month salary bumps for teachers, librarians, counselors and school nurses. —

Dallas News, 24 Jan. 2023 The change in the Saudi citizenship law last week moved the authority to grant citizenship from the interior minister to the prime minister, but didn’t change the rules to obtain citizenship. —

Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 16 Jan. 2023 The measures, which reflect a political shift to the center for Biden, will broaden his authority to grant legal entry to tens of thousands of people from those countries. —

Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2023 If a district doesn't meet all of the conditions, the state Education Board has the discretion to grant a waiver or not. —

Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online, 9 Dec. 2022 And while there is a workaround to grant the permission, those who upgrade their Macs to Ventura may not realize that anything is amiss or have the information needed to fix the problem. —

WIRED, 27 Oct. 2022 Don't Bother to Knock was the first film to truly grant her a juicy dramatic leading role, one that allowed Monroe to tap into her own childhood traumas and abuse. —

Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 Sep. 2022

Noun

The city will be responsible for fully funding the positions for at least one year after the grant ends. —

Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2023 The Nepal immigrant, who has lived in the United States since 1999, is one of the fortunate loan recipients of the grant before the small business program stalls. —

BostonGlobe.com, 13 Feb. 2023 Interestingly — and this was a surprise — the HHMI grant also prompted me to go very deep into my heritage. —

Quanta Magazine, 13 Feb. 2023 Proceeds from purchases made at U.S. Firehouse Subs restaurants provided the funding for the grant. —

Laura GrochFeb. 12, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2023 Texas and Oklahoma had confirmed their exit from their longtime home in July 2021, but the move to SEC was on hold until July 1, 2025, because of the grant of rights agreement between the two schools and the Big 12. —

Dallas News, 10 Feb. 2023 Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm announced the grant Thursday to dozens of employees at Redwood's facility in Nevada with Gov. Joe Lombardo. —

CBS News, 9 Feb. 2023 Crooms wants to narrow some of those gulfs with the grant. —

Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023 With the grant, municipalities that applied will develop their own comprehensive road safety plans. —

Maria Morales, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2023 See More

Kids Definition

grant

1 of 2 verb

ˈgrant

: to consent to : permit

grant your request

: to permit as a right, privilege, or favor

granted them a day off for volunteer work

: to give the possession or benefit of formally or legally

the king granted land to the settlers

: to admit something not yet proved to be true

granted you are right, you must still pay for the damage

granter

-ər

noun

grantor

ˈgrant-ər

grant-ˈȯr

noun

grant

2 of 2 noun

: the act of granting

: something granted: as

: a gift (as of money or land) for a particular purpose

a research grant

: an area of land granted by a government

Legal Definition

grant

1 of 2 transitive verb

: to permit as a right or privilege

grant a new trial

the Supreme Court granted certiorari

: to bestow or transfer formally

specifically : to transfer the possession or title of by a deed : convey

grant

2 of 2 noun

: the act of granting

: something granted

especially : a gift (as of land or money) for a particular purpose

: a transfer of property by deed or writing

: the instrument by which such a transfer is made

also : the property so transferred

grant 1 of 2

noun

as in subsidy

a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action applied for a federal grant to restore the church, one of the oldest and most architecturally significant in the state

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

subsidy
assistance
allotment
appropriation
subvention
allocation
fund
endowment
allowance
aid
entitlement
annuity
benefit
grant-in-aid
stipend
block grant
bequest
state aid
relief
set-aside
advance
trust fund
foreign aid
legacy
trust

grant

2 of 2

verb

as in to admit

to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly you will grant that she is difficult to work with

Synonyms & Similar Words

admit
confess
acknowledge
concede
agree
allow
announce
accept
recognize
disclose
reveal
affirm
confirm
declare
own (up to)
tell
publish
say
come clean (about)
yield
proclaim
inform
avow
impart
unload
fess (up)
divulge
broadcast
communicate
profess
talk
disburden
betray
expose
whisper
warn
unburden
unveil
spill
give away
rat
breathe
tattle
squeal
tip (off)
break
leak
blab
wise (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

deny
disallow
disavow
reject
contradict
disclaim
negate
dispute
refute
gainsay
negative
repudiate
rebut
conceal
cover (up)
hide
veil
disown
obscure
kid (oneself)

as in to award

to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly by the power vested in me, I grant you the keys to the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

award
confer
give
provide
offer
accord
bestow
vest
present
supply
contribute
furnish
extend
show
assign
donate
appropriate
allocate
designate
appoint
proffer
name
set
fix
dub

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

revoke
rescind
call
recall
repeal
drop
abort
invalidate
annul
nullify
abrogate
withdraw
void
call off
retract
take back
recant
write off

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of grant are accord, award, concede, and vouchsafe. While all these words mean "to give as a favor or a right," grant implies giving to a claimant or petitioner something that could be withheld.

granted them a new hearing

The words accord and grant are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, accord implies giving to another what is due or proper.

accorded all the honors befitting a head of state

While in some cases nearly identical to grant, award implies giving what is deserved or merited usually after a careful weighing of pertinent factors.

awarded the company a huge defense contract

The synonyms concede and grant are sometimes interchangeable, but concede implies yielding something reluctantly in response to a rightful or compelling claim.

even her critics concede she can be charming

Although the words vouchsafe and grant have much in common, vouchsafe implies granting something as a courtesy or an act of gracious condescension.

vouchsafed the secret to only a few chosen disciples

单词	grant
释义	grant 1 of 2 verb ˈgrant granted; granting; grants transitive verb 1 a : to consent to carry out for a person : allow fulfillment of grant a request b : to permit as a right, privilege, or favor luggage allowances granted to passengers 2 : to bestow or transfer formally grant a scholarship to a student specifically : to give the possession or title of by a deed 3 a : to be willing to concede I grant you that the house is not in perfect condition. b : to assume to be true granting that you are correct grantable ˈgran-tə-bəl adjective granter ˈgran-tər noun grantor ˈgran-tər -ˌtȯr; gran-ˈtȯr noun see also take for granted grant 2 of 2 noun 1 : the act of granting 2 : something granted especially : a gift (as of land or money) for a particular purpose 3 a : a transfer of property by deed or writing b : the instrument (see instrument entry 1 sense 5) by which such a transfer is made also : the property so transferred 4 : a minor territorial division of Maine, New Hampshire, or Vermont originally granted by the state to an individual or institution Synonyms Verb acknowledge admit agree allow concede confess fess (up) own (up to) Noun allocation allotment annuity appropriation entitlement subsidy subvention See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb The mayor refused to grant my request for an interview. The court granted the motion for a new trial. I cannot grant you that wish. We haven't yet been granted access to the archive. The country was granted independence in 1950. The judge granted custody of the children to their mother. I grant that he's a talented writer, but I just don't find his books very interesting. The house is not perfect, I grant you that. Noun Her study is being funded by a federal grant. They wrote a grant proposal to get funding for the project. See More Recent Examples on the Web Verb An adviser to the Syrian government said Damascus’s decision to grant access to a humanitarian convoy into enemy territory was designed to show goodwill. —Benoit Faucon, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2023 Wyoming Territory was the first place to grant women the right to vote. —Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 25 Jan. 2023 House Bill 1548, the measure introduced by Austin Democratic Rep. James Talarico, would give school districts enough money to grant $1,500-a-month salary bumps for teachers, librarians, counselors and school nurses. —Dallas News, 24 Jan. 2023 The change in the Saudi citizenship law last week moved the authority to grant citizenship from the interior minister to the prime minister, but didn’t change the rules to obtain citizenship. —Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 16 Jan. 2023 The measures, which reflect a political shift to the center for Biden, will broaden his authority to grant legal entry to tens of thousands of people from those countries. —Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2023 If a district doesn't meet all of the conditions, the state Education Board has the discretion to grant a waiver or not. —Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online, 9 Dec. 2022 And while there is a workaround to grant the permission, those who upgrade their Macs to Ventura may not realize that anything is amiss or have the information needed to fix the problem. —WIRED, 27 Oct. 2022 Don't Bother to Knock was the first film to truly grant her a juicy dramatic leading role, one that allowed Monroe to tap into her own childhood traumas and abuse. —Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 Sep. 2022 Noun The city will be responsible for fully funding the positions for at least one year after the grant ends. —Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2023 The Nepal immigrant, who has lived in the United States since 1999, is one of the fortunate loan recipients of the grant before the small business program stalls. —BostonGlobe.com, 13 Feb. 2023 Interestingly — and this was a surprise — the HHMI grant also prompted me to go very deep into my heritage. —Quanta Magazine, 13 Feb. 2023 Proceeds from purchases made at U.S. Firehouse Subs restaurants provided the funding for the grant. —Laura GrochFeb. 12, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2023 Texas and Oklahoma had confirmed their exit from their longtime home in July 2021, but the move to SEC was on hold until July 1, 2025, because of the grant of rights agreement between the two schools and the Big 12. —Dallas News, 10 Feb. 2023 Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm announced the grant Thursday to dozens of employees at Redwood's facility in Nevada with Gov. Joe Lombardo. —CBS News, 9 Feb. 2023 Crooms wants to narrow some of those gulfs with the grant. —Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023 With the grant, municipalities that applied will develop their own comprehensive road safety plans. —Maria Morales, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2023 See More Word History Etymology Verb and Noun Middle English, from Anglo-French granter, graanter, from Vulgar Latin credentare, from Latin credent-, credens, present participle of credere* to believe — more at creed First Known Use Verb 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Noun 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing grant give/grant/do interviews block grant grant/deny access to grant-in-aid land grant give/grant/do interviews block grant grant/deny access to grant-in-aid land grant Kids Definition grant 1 of 2 verb ˈgrant 1 a : to consent to : permit grant your request b : to permit as a right, privilege, or favor granted them a day off for volunteer work 2 : to give the possession or benefit of formally or legally the king granted land to the settlers 3 : to admit something not yet proved to be true granted you are right, you must still pay for the damage granter -ər noun grantor ˈgrant-ər grant-ˈȯr noun grant 2 of 2 noun 1 : the act of granting 2 : something granted: as a : a gift (as of money or land) for a particular purpose a research grant b : an area of land granted by a government Legal Definition grant 1 of 2 transitive verb 1 : to permit as a right or privilege grant a new trial the Supreme Court granted certiorari 2 : to bestow or transfer formally specifically : to transfer the possession or title of by a deed : convey grant 2 of 2 noun 1 : the act of granting 2 : something granted especially : a gift (as of land or money) for a particular purpose 3 a : a transfer of property by deed or writing b : the instrument by which such a transfer is made also : the property so transferred Biographical Definition Grant 1 of 2 biographical name (1) ˈgrant Cary 1904–1986 originally Archibald Alexander Leach American (British-born) actor Grant 2 of 2 biographical name (2) Ulysses S. 1822–1885 originally Hiram Ulysses Grant American general; 18th president of the U.S. (1869–77) grant 1 of 2 noun as in subsidy a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action applied for a federal grant to restore the church, one of the oldest and most architecturally significant in the state Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance subsidy assistance allotment appropriation subvention allocation fund endowment allowance aid entitlement annuity benefit grant-in-aid stipend block grant bequest state aid relief set-aside advance trust fund foreign aid legacy trust grant 2 of 2 verb 1 as in to admit to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly you will grant that she is difficult to work with Synonyms & Similar Words admit confess acknowledge concede agree allow announce accept recognize disclose reveal affirm confirm declare own (up to) tell publish say come clean (about) yield proclaim inform avow impart unload fess (up) divulge broadcast communicate profess talk disburden betray expose whisper warn unburden unveil spill give away rat breathe tattle squeal tip (off) break leak blab wise (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms deny disallow disavow reject contradict disclaim negate dispute refute gainsay negative repudiate rebut conceal cover (up) hide veil disown obscure kid (oneself) See More 2 as in to award to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly by the power vested in me, I grant you the keys to the city Synonyms & Similar Words award confer give provide offer accord bestow vest present supply contribute furnish extend show assign donate appropriate allocate designate appoint proffer name set fix dub Antonyms & Near Antonyms revoke rescind call recall repeal drop abort invalidate annul nullify abrogate withdraw void call off retract take back recant write off See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of grant are accord, award, concede, and vouchsafe. While all these words mean "to give as a favor or a right," grant implies giving to a claimant or petitioner something that could be withheld. granted them a new hearing The words accord and grant are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, accord implies giving to another what is due or proper. accorded all the honors befitting a head of state While in some cases nearly identical to grant, award implies giving what is deserved or merited usually after a careful weighing of pertinent factors. awarded the company a huge defense contract The synonyms concede and grant are sometimes interchangeable, but concede implies yielding something reluctantly in response to a rightful or compelling claim. even her critics concede she can be charming Although the words vouchsafe and grant have much in common, vouchsafe implies granting something as a courtesy or an act of gracious condescension. vouchsafed the secret to only a few chosen disciples
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grant

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noun

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