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- Dictionarygranted/ˈɡrɑːntɪd/
adverb
- 1. admittedly; it is true (used to introduce a factor which is opposed to the main line of argument but is not regarded as so strong as to invalidate it): "granted, Marie was two years older than her, but it wasn't a question of age"
conjunction
- 1. even assuming that: "granted that officers were used to making decisions, they still couldn't be expected to understand"
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used to admit that something is true, before saying something else about it: granted that Granted that the story's true, there's not a lot you can do about it. Granted, many horror films don't make sense until the ending, but they at least provide a few scares along the way. See.
1. a. : to consent to carry out for a person : allow fulfillment of. grant a request. b. : to permit as a right, privilege, or favor. luggage allowances granted to passengers. 2. : to bestow or transfer formally. grant a scholarship to a student. specifically : to give the possession or title of by a deed. 3. a. : to be willing to concede.
an amount of money that is given to a person or an organization for a special purpose, especially by a government: a grant from sb/sth The research laboratory was set up with a grant from the Department of Health. a grant for sth The company received a $10,000 grant for software development.
Granted definition: . See examples of GRANTED used in a sentence.
If something is taken for granted, it's a given. You can count on it. In fact, you are already counting on it. Most Americans take for granted the right to vote.
n. 1. The act of granting. 2. a. Something granted, especially a giving of funds for a specific purpose: federal grants for medical research. b. The document or provision in a document by which a grant is made. 3. One of several tracts of land in New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont originally granted to an individual or a group.
You use granted or granted that at the beginning of a clause to say that something is true, before you make a comment on it. Granted that the firm has not broken the law, is the law what it should be?
Definition of granted adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to believe something is true without first making sure that it is. I just took it for granted that he'd always be around. She seemed to take it for granted that I would go with her to New York.
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.
