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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024grant /grænt/USA pronunciation v. - to give;
confer;
accord: [~ + object + to]The teacher granted permission to leave.[~ + object + object]He granted us permission to go ahead. - to agree to:[~ + object]to grant a request.
- to accept for the sake of argument: [~ + object]I grant that point.[~ + object + object]I grant you that point.[~ + that clause]I grant that what she did was silly.[~ + object + (that) clause]I grant you that the budget situation is grim.
n. [countable] - something given or granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land.
Idioms- Idioms take for granted, [take + object + for granted]
- to assume without question:I take his honesty for granted.
- to treat with careless indifference:You'll regret it if you take her for granted.
grant•er, gran•tor, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024grant (grant, gränt),USA pronunciation v.t. - to bestow or confer, esp. by a formal act:to grant a charter.
- to give or accord:to grant permission.
- to agree or accede to:to grant a request.
- to admit or concede;
accept for the sake of argument:I grant that point. - to transfer or convey, esp. by deed or writing:to grant property.
- Idioms take for granted:
- to accept without question or objection;
assume:Your loyalty to the cause is taken for granted. - 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.
n. - 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.
- the act of granting.
- [Law.]a transfer of property.
- a geographical unit in Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire, originally a grant of land to a person or group of people.
- Vulgar Latin *credentāre, verb, verbal derivative of Latin crēdent-, stem of crēdēns, present participle of crēdere to believe
- Old French graunter, variant of crëanter
- Middle English gra(u)nten 1175–1225
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged award, vouchsafe.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See give.
- 7, 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged concession, bequest.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged conveyance.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged receive.
Grant (grant, gränt),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical Cary (Archibald Leach), 1904–86, U.S. actor, born in England.
He•ber Jed•e•di•ah (hē′bər jed′i dī′ə),USA pronunciation 1856–1945, U.S. president of the Mormon Church 1918–45.- Biographical Ulysses S(impson) 1822–85, 18th president of the U.S. 1869–77: Union general in the Civil War.
- a male given name: from a Latin word meaning "large, great.''
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: grant /ɡrɑːnt/ vb (transitive)- to consent to perform or fulfil: to grant a wish
- (may take a clause as object) to permit as a favour, indulgence, etc: to grant an interview
- (may take a clause as object) to acknowledge the validity of; concede: I grant what you say is true
- to bestow, esp in a formal manner
- to transfer (property) to another, esp by deed; convey
- take for granted ⇒ to accept or assume without question: one takes certain amenities for granted
- to fail to appreciate the value, merit, etc, of (a person)
n - a sum of money provided by a government, local authority, or public fund to finance educational study, overseas aid, building repairs, etc
- a privilege, right, etc, that has been granted
- the act of granting
- a transfer of property by deed or other written instrument; conveyance
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French graunter, from Vulgar Latin credentāre (unattested), from Latin crēdere to believeˈgrantable adj ˈgranter n |