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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)
| 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.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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