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grant
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- pronunciation:
- graent
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- take for granted
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
grants, granting, granted |
| definition 1: |
to present or bestow, esp. what is requested or desired.
The prince granted very few interviews with reporters.She asked her father to grant her just this one wish.[verb + smby/smth + infinitive
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The company granted the workers' request.- synonyms:
- accord, bestow, confer, present, vouchsafe
- antonyms:
- deny, refuse
- similar words:
- afford, award, concede, endow, favor, give, impart, pay, provide
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| definition 2: |
to admit or accept.
All right, I grant your point.I grant that he's a better writer than you are in a technical sense, but your writing is more interesting.The apartment is beautiful, I grant you, but it's way too expensive for us.- synonyms:
- admit, allow, concede
- antonyms:
- deny, reject
- similar words:
- accept, acknowledge, agree, approve
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| definition 3: |
to assume to be true.
If we grant that he's right about this, then we need to start making some changes.- similar words:
- assume, believe
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| definition 4: |
to formally transfer or convey.
The king granted the lands to his most trusted nobles.- synonyms:
- convey, transfer
- similar words:
- bequeath, cede, commit, concede, consign, devise, dower, entrust, impart, will
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| related words: |
accord, adjudge, allow, confer, contribute, let, pass, patent, present, privilege, render, serve, spare, stipulate, transfer, yield |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of bestowing.
His grant of the title to his daughter came as a surprise to many.- synonyms:
- bestowal, conferment, conveyance, donation, endowment, presentation, transfer
- similar words:
- award, bequest, concession
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| definition 2: |
that which is bestowed, esp. money or property for a specific purpose.
She's applying for another research grant to continue her study of the disease.- synonyms:
- donation, endowment, gift, present, presentation
- similar words:
- allowance, bequest, concession, fellowship, franchise, inheritance, legacy, stipend, subsidy, trust
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| related words: |
contribution, patent |
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| phrase: |
take for granted |
| derivations: |
grantable (adj.), granter (n.) |
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