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given
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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.

given [ˈgɪvən]
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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.given - an assumption that is taken for granted
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"
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"
inclined - (often followed by `to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency; "wasn't inclined to believe the excuse"; "inclined to be moody"

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 dayen un día determinado
at any given timeen cualquier momento dado
2. to be given to doing sthser dado a hacer algo
C. CONJ given (that)dado que ...
given the circumstancesdadas las circunstancias ...
given time, it would be possiblecon el tiempo, sería posible
E. CPD given name N (esp US) → nombre m de pila
given [ˈgɪvən]
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 periodin einem bestimmten Zeitraum; within the given periodim angegebenen Zeitraum
given name (esp US) → Vorname m
(= having inclination) to be given to somethingzu etw neigen; I’m given to doing thatich tue das gern; I’m not given to doing thates ist nicht meine Art, das zu tun; I’m not given to drinking on my ownich 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 itvorausgesetzt, 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/conditionsunter diesen Umständen/Voraussetzungen; given these premises you can work out the answeranhand 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 sthessere 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

given [ˈgɪvn]
1. pp of give
2. adj
a. (fixed, time, amount) → dato/a, determinato/a
b. to be given to doing sthessere 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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