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given
[ giv-uhn ]
adjective
- stated, fixed, or specified:
at a given time.
- addicted or disposed (often followed by to ):
given to making snide remarks.
- bestowed as a gift; conferred.
- assigned as a basis of calculation, reasoning, etc.:
Given A and B, C follows.
- Mathematics. known or independently determined:
a given magnitude.
- (on official documents) executed and delivered as of the date shown.
noun
- an established fact, condition, factor, etc.
given
/ ˈɡɪə /
verb
- the past participle of give
adjective
- postpositivefoll byto tending (to); inclined or addicted (to)
- specific or previously stated
- assumed as a premise
- maths known or determined independently
a given volume
- (on official documents) issued or executed, as on a stated date
noun
- an assumed fact
- philosophy the supposed raw data of experience See also sense datum
Other Word Forms
- -IJ adjective
- ܲ·IJ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of given1
Example Sentences
Janmark’s goal marked the fourth time in five games the Kings have given up a game-tying or go-ahead score in the final 13 minutes of regulation.
The timing of Wylie’s exit is peculiar given that USC players already participated in three months of offseason training led by Wylie.
Thorpe spearheaded an Indigenous-run Blak Sovereign movement opposing the Voice, calling instead for priority to be given to a legally binding treaty between First Nations peoples and the Australian government.
Under the plan, support would be given over the phone, at a GP surgery or local mental health service, who would then find appropriate help.
Ellie was prescribed steroid eye drops and immunosuppressants, some of which needed to be given by intravenous infusion.
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