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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.
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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.
- He·ber Jed·e·di·ah [hee, -ber jed-i-, dahy, -, uh], 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 /
noun
- GrantCary19041986MUSEnglishFILMS AND TV: actor 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)
- GrantDuncan (James Corrowr)18851978MBritishARTS AND CRAFTS: painterARTS AND CRAFTS: designer Duncan ( James Corrowr ). 1885–1978, British painter and designer
- GrantUlysses S(impson)18221885MUSMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: head of state 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)
grant
2/ 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
- take for granted
- 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
Derived Forms
- ˈԳٱ, noun
- ˈԳٲ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- Գa· adjective
- ԳĻ· adverb
- Գİ noun
- ·Գ verb (used with object) noun
- p·Գ noun
- un·Գa· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of grant1
51Թ 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.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
However, less than 40% of this figure is broken down into individual savings - which include cancelling government contracts, grants and leases.
In response, Harvard has sued the federal government to block the measures, including the freezing of more than $2bn in academic grants.
His immigration crackdown has faced a flurry of legal challenges, as has his effort to end the automatic granting of citizenship to anyone born on US soil.
While seeking to boost oil and gas drilling and production, the Trump administration has fired thousands of government scientists and canceled many grants that had supported climate research.
And on Friday, California and more than 1,000 volunteers working on AmeriCorps grants in the state were notified by the administration that those grants had been terminated, Bonta’s office said.
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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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