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grant
1[grant, grahnt]
verb (used with object)
to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act.
to grant a charter.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms:to give or accord.
to grant permission.
Antonyms: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, especially by deed or writing.
to grant property.
noun
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.
Synonyms: ,the act of granting.
Synonyms: , ,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.
Grant
2[grant, grahnt]
noun
Cary Archibald Leach, 1904–86, U.S. actor, born in England.
Heber Jedediah 1856–1945, U.S. president of the Mormon Church 1918–45.
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.”
grant
1/ ɡɑːԳ /
verb
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
to accept or assume without question
one takes certain amenities for granted
to fail to appreciate the value, merit, etc, of (a person)
noun
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
a territorial unit in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, originally granted to an individual or organization
Grant
2/ ɡɑːԳ /
noun
Cary, real name Alexander Archibald Leach. 1904–86, US film actor, born in England. His many films include Bringing up Baby (1938), The Philadelphia Story (1940), Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), and Mr Blandings Builds his Dream House (1948)
Duncan ( James Corrowr ). 1885–1978, British painter and designer
Ulysses S ( impson ), real name Hiram Ulysses Grant. 1822–85, 18th president of the US (1869–77); commander in chief of Union forces in the American Civil War (1864–65)
Other Word Forms
- grantable adjective
- grantedly adverb
- granter noun
- regrant verb (used with object)
- supergrant noun
- ungrantable adjective
- ˈԳٱ noun
- ˈԳٲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of grant1
Word History and Origins
Origin of grant1
Idioms and Phrases
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.
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Example Sentences
The vast majority of the Welsh government's funding comes from the UK government, in what's known as the block grant.
Shanks also said current North Sea oil and gas projects would be allowed to run to completion but reiterated that no further licenses for drilling would be granted.
"The amount of stuff you've got to do... medical appointments, or just extra stuff like forms to fill in, grant applications, blue badge applications."
The law grants civil immunity to drivers who injure or kill someone while fleeing a protest blocking a roadway, but only if the driver claims they feared for their safety.
The conservation group used an innovative funding strategy, assembling $56 million from foundations, corporations and philanthropists, as well as other sources such as tax credits, public grants and the sale of carbon credits.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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