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Grant

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Grant  (grnt), Cary Originally Archibald Alexander Leach. 1904-1986.
British-born American actor who was the epitome of the elegant leading man in films such as The Philadelphia Story (1940) and North by Northwest (1959).

grant  (grnt)
tr.v. grant·ed, grant·ing, grants
1. To consent to the fulfillment of: grant a request.
2. To accord as a favor, prerogative, or privilege: granted the franchise to all citizens.
3.
a. To bestow; confer: grant aid.
b. To transfer (property) by a deed.
4. To concede; acknowledge: I grant the genius of your plan, but you still will not find backers.
n.
1. The act of granting.
2.
a. Something granted.
b. A giving of funds for a specific purpose: federal grants for medical research.
3. Law
a. A transfer of property by deed.
b. The property so transferred.
c. The deed by which the property is so transferred.
4. One of several tracts of land in New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont originally granted to an individual or a group.

[Middle English granten, from Old French granter, variant of creanter, from Vulgar Latin *crdentre, to assure, from Latin crdns, crdent-, present participle of crdere, to believe; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]

granta·ble adj.
granter n.

grant
Verb
1. to give (a sum of money or a right) formally: to grant a 38% pay rise, only the President can grant a pardon
2. to consent to perform or fulfil: granting the men's request for sanctuary
3. to admit that (something) is true: I grant that her claims must be true
4. take for granted
a. to accept that something is true without requiring proof
b. to take advantage of (someone or something) without showing appreciation
Noun
a sum of money provided by a government or public fund to a person or organization for a specific purpose: student grants [Old French graunter]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.grant - any monetary aid
economic aid, financial aid, aid - money to support a worthy person or cause
subsidy - a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public; "a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence"
grant-in-aid - a grant to a person or school for some educational project
2.grant - the act of providing a subsidy
award, awarding - a grant made by a law court; "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court"
block grant - a grant of federal money to state and local governments to support social welfare programs; "block grants reduce federal responsibility for social welfare"
grant-in-aid - a grant from a central government to a local government
apportioning, apportionment, parceling, parcelling, assignation, allocation, allotment - the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state"
3.grant - (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
transferred possession, transferred property - a possession whose ownership changes or lapses
apanage, appanage - a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family; "bishoprics were received as appanages for the younger sons of great families"
land grant - a grant of public land (as to a railway or college)
4.GrantGrant - Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)
Bloomsbury Group - an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and were noted for their unconventional lifestyles
5.Grant - United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)
6.GrantGrant - 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)
7.Grantgrant - a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; "he got the beer concession at the ball park"
contract - a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
franchise - an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place
8.grant - a right or privilege that has been granted
right - an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away"
Verb1.grant - let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"
countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
vouchsafe - grant in a condescending manner
allowance - put on a fixed allowance, as of food
2.grant - give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"
pension, pension off - grant a pension to
give - cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"
3.grant - be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"
agree, concur, concord, hold - be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point"
forgive - stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"
4.grant - allow to have; "grant a privilege"
give - accord by verdict; "give a decision for the plaintiff"
give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
enfranchise - grant voting rights
5.grant - bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"
6.grant - give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
7.grant - transfer by deed; "grant land"
gift, present, give - give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"

grant
verb 2. give, allow, present, award, accord, permit, assign, allocate, hand out, confer on, bestow on, impart on, allot, vouchsafe
Translations
Spanish grant [grɑːnt] vt (= concede) → conceder (= admit): to grant (that) → reconocer (que)
n (SCOL) → beca;
to take sth for granted → dar algo por sentado

French grant [grɑːnt] vtaccorder [+ a request]; accéder à (= admit); concéder
n (Scol) → bourse f;
(Admin) → subside m, subvention f;
to take sth for granted → considérer qch comme acquis;
to take sb for granted → considérer qn comme faisant partie du décor;
to grant that → admettre que

German grant [grɑːnt] vt (money) → bewilligen;
(request etc) → gewähren;
(visa) → erteilen;
(admit) → zugeben
nStipendium nt;
(subsidy) → Subvention f;
to take sth for granted → etw für selbstverständlich halten;
to take sb for granted → jdn als selbstverständlich hinnehmen;
to grant that → zugeben, dass

Italian grant [grɑːnt] vtaccordare [+ a request]; accogliere (= admit); ammettere, concedere
n (SCOL) → borsa;
(ADMIN) → sussidio, sovvenzione f;
to take sth for granted → dare qc per scontato

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The General Grant was rigged with three masts, giving a large capacity for sails, and thus materially aiding the steam power.
This man's name was Grant, but he was called "Gray Grant", or "Governor Grant".
Grant has got to put the ‘lastly’ to his sermon, yet.
 
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