given

giv·en  (gvn)

v.

Past participle of give.

adj.

1.

a. Specified; fixed: We will meet at a given time and location.

b. Granted as a supposition; acknowledged or assumed: Given the condition of the engine, it is a wonder that it even starts.

2. Having a tendency; inclined: My neighbor is given to lavish spending.

3. Bestowed as a gift; presented.

4. Law Issued on a specified date. Used of legal documents.

n.

Something assumed or taken for granted. Often used in the plural.

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given [ˈgɪv^ən]

vb

the past participle of give

adj

1. (postpositive; foll by to) tending (to); inclined or addicted (to)

2. specific or previously stated

3. assumed as a premise

4. (Mathematics) Maths known or determined independently a given volume

5. (Law) (on official documents) issued or executed, as on a stated date

n

1. an assumed fact

2. (Philosophy) Philosophy the supposed raw data of experience See also sense datum

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	given - an assumption that is taken for granted presumption, precondition supposal, supposition, assumption - a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"
Adj.	1.	given - acknowledged as a supposition; "given the engine's condition, it is a wonder that it started" granted acknowledged - recognized or made known or admitted; "the acknowledged leader of the community"; "a woman of acknowledged accomplishments"; "his acknowledged error"
	2.	given - (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward; "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions" apt, tending, disposed, minded inclined - (often followed by `to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency; "wasn't inclined to believe the excuse"; "inclined to be moody"

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given

adjective

1. specified, particular, specific, designated, stated, predetermined the number of accidents at this spot in a given period

2. inclined, addicted, disposed, prone, liable I am not very given to emotional displays.

Translations

given [ˈgɪvn]

A. PP of give

B. ADJ

1. (= fixed) [time, amount] → determinado
on a given day → en un día determinado
at any given time → en cualquier momento dado

2. to be given to doing sth → ser dado a hacer algo

C. CONJ given (that) → dado que ...
given the circumstances → dadas las circunstancias ...
given time, it would be possible → con el tiempo, sería posible

D. N → hecho m reconocido, dato m conocido

E. CPD given name N (esp US) → nombre m de pila

given [ˈgɪv^ən]

pp of give

adj

(= particular) → donné(e)
at any given time → à quelque moment que ce soit

(= fixed) [date, criteria] → donné(e), déterminé(e)
At the given moment we all clapped → Nous avons tous applaudi au moment convenu.
within the given time → dans les temps impartis

prep (= in view of) → étant donné
given the circumstances ... → étant donné les circonstances ..., vu les circonstances ...

conj
given that ... → étant donné que ...
given name n (= first name) → prénom m

given ptp of give

adj

(with indef art) → bestimmt; (with def art) → angegeben; in a given period → in einem bestimmten Zeitraum; within the given period → im angegebenen Zeitraum

given name (esp US) → Vorname m

(= having inclination) to be given to something → zu etw neigen; I’m given to doing that → ich tue das gern; I’m not given to doing that → es ist nicht meine Art, das zu tun; I’m not given to drinking on my own → ich habe nicht die Angewohnheit, allein zu trinken

conj given something (= with) → vorausgesetzt, man/er etc hat etw, wenn man/er etc etw hat; (= in view of) → angesichts einer Sache (gen); given that he … (= in view of the fact) → angesichts der Tatsache, dass er …; (= assuming) → vorausgesetzt or angenommen, (dass) er …; given time, we can do it → vorausgesetzt, wir haben genug Zeit or wenn wir genug Zeit haben, können wir es schaffen; given the chance, I would … → wenn ich die Gelegenheit hätte, würde ich …; given these circumstances/conditions → unter diesen Umständen/Voraussetzungen; given these premises you can work out the answer → anhand dieser Voraussetzungen kannst du die Lösung finden; given the triangle ABC (Math) → gegeben ist or sei das Dreieck ABC

given [ˈgɪvn]

1. pp of give

2. adj

a. (fixed, time, amount) → dato/a, determinato/a

b. to be given to doing sth → essere incline or propenso/a a fare qc

3. conj given (that) ... → ammesso che..., supposto che...
given the circumstances ... → date le circosanze...
given time, it would be possible → se ci fosse tempo, sarebbe possibile

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given [ˈgɪvn]

1. pp of give

2. adj

a. (fixed, time, amount) → dato/a, determinato/a

b. to be given to doing sth → essere incline or propenso/a a fare qc

3. conj given (that) ... → ammesso che..., supposto che...
given the circumstances ... → date le circosanze...
given time, it would be possible → se ci fosse tempo, sarebbe possibile