grant
see also: Grant
Pronunciation Verb
Grant
Pronunciation Proper noun
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see also: Grant
Pronunciation Verb
grant (grants, present participle granting; past and past participle granted)
- (ditransitive) to give (permission or wish)
- He was granted permission to attend the meeting.
- The genie granted him three wishes
- (ditransitive) To bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give.
- 1668 July 3, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Houſtoun” in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 548 ↗:
- He Suſpends on theſe Reaſons, that Thomas Rue had granted a general Diſcharge to Adam Muſhet, who was his Conjunct, and correus debendi, after the alleadged Service, which Diſcharged Muſhet, and conſequently Houstoun his Partner.
- 1668 July 3, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Houſtoun” in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 548 ↗:
- (transitive) To agree with (someone) on (something); to accept (something) for the sake of argument; to admit to (someone) that (something) is true.
- Synonyms: concur, concede, allow
- ante 1921 George Bernard Shaw, Back to Methuselah, Preface ("The Infidel Half Century"), section "In Quest of the First Cause":
- The universe exists, said the father: somebody must have made it. If that somebody exists, said I, somebody must have made him. I grant that for the sake of argument, said the Oratorian.
- (intransitive) To assent; to consent.
- French: accorder
- German: gewähren
- Italian: permettere, concedere
- Portuguese: conceder
- Russian: предоставля́ть
- Spanish: otorgar
- German: bewilligen
- Italian: acconsentire
- Russian: соглаша́ться
grant (plural grants)
- The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission.
- The yielding or admission of something in dispute.
- The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon.
- I got a grant from the government to study archeology in Egypt.
- (law) A transfer of property by deed or writing; especially, an appropriation or conveyance made by the government.
- a grant of land or of money
- The deed or writing by which such a transfer is made.
- (informal) An application for a grant monetary boon to aid research or the like.
- Portuguese: concessão
- Russian: предоставле́ние
- Russian: (yield) усту́пка
- Portuguese: subvenção
- Russian: грант
- Spanish: subvención, beca (to do studies or investigations)
- Spanish: patrocinio
Grant
Pronunciation Proper noun
- Surname and a Scottish clan name, from a nickname meaning "large".
- A male given name.
- A town in Marshall County, Alabama.
- An unincorporated community in Inyo County, California.
- An unincorporated community in Park County, Colorado.
- A small city in Montgomery County, Iowa.
- A small city in Newaygo County, Michigan.
- A city in Washington County, Minnesota.
- A small city/county seat in Perkins County, Nebraska.
- An unincorporated community in Hardin County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Mason County, Washington.
- A town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Portage County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Rusk County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
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