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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).

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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.

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[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.]

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granta·ble adj.

granter n.

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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 subsidisation, subsidization 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 assignment 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.	Grant - Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978) Duncan Grant, Duncan James Corrow Grant 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) Cary Grant
	6.	Grant - 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885) Hiram Ulysses Grant, President Grant, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, Ulysses Simpson Grant
	7.	grant - a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; "he got the beer concession at the ball park" concession 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"
Verb	1.	grant - let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison" allow 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" award 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" concede, yield 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" accord, allot 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" give
	6.	grant - give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another cede, concede, yield 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" deed over gift, present, give - give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"

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grant

noun 1. award, allowance, donation, endowment, gift, concession, subsidy, hand-out, allocation, bounty, allotment, bequest, stipend

verb 2. give, allow, present, award, accord, permit, assign, allocate, hand out, confer on, bestow on, impart on, allot, vouchsafe

verb 3. accept, allow, admit, acknowledge, concede, cede, accede

Translations

grant [grɑːnt] vt (= concede) → conceder (= admit): to grant (that) → reconocer (que)

n (SCOL) → beca;

to take sth for granted → dar algo por sentado

grant [grɑːnt] vt → accorder [+ 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

grant [grɑːnt] vt (money) → bewilligen;

(request etc) → gewähren;

(visa) → erteilen;

(admit) → zugeben

n → Stipendium 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

grant [grɑːnt] vt → accordare [+ 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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grant

v grant [graːnt]

1 to agree to, to give Would you grant me one favour; He granted the man permission to leave. vergun, toestaan يُخَوِّل давам prokázat, udělit bevilge; give bewilligen δίνω, χορηγώ, παρέχω conceder, otorgar lubama اهدا کردن؛ برآوردن suoda accorder לָתֵת, לְהַעֲנִיק देना pristati, dati megad memberi veita, gefa; heimila accordare 与える 승낙하다 (ati)duoti dot; sniegt memberikan geven, verlenen innvilge, gi, innrømme, bevilge (od)dać conceder. a aproba давать согласие preukázať; udeliť podeliti učiniti bevilja, ge ยินยอม vermek 同意 давати منظور کرنا ban cho 同意

2 to agree or admit I grant (you) that it was a stupid thing to do. gee toe dat يُوافِق، يَعْتَرِف давам připustit indrømme zugeben δέχομαι, αναγνωρίζω reconocer, admitir möönma تصدیق کردن myöntää reconnaître לְהַסכִים, לְהוֹדוֹת स्वीकार करना složiti se, priznati elismer mengakui samþykkja, viðurkenna riconoscere, ammettere 認める 인정[]하다 pripažinti, sutikti su piekrist; pieļaut akui toegeven innrømme, tilstå przyznawać concordar a admite признавать pripustiť priznati priznati medge อนุญาต; ยอมให้ itiraf etmek, kabul etmek 承認 погоджуватися قبول کرنا chấp nhận 承认

n

money given for a particular purpose He was awarded a grant for studying abroad. skenking, toelae مُنْحَه субсидия grant legat; tilskud das Stipendium, der Zuschuß επιχορήγηση, επίδομα beca, subvención stipendium, abiraha بورس apuraha subvention, bourse מַעֲנָק, מִלְגָה अनुदान, धन potpora, dotacija adományozás, segély; ösztöndíj bantuan hibah styrkur borsa di studio, sovvenzione 補助金 교부금 dotacija, stipendija dotācija; stipendija biasasiswa (studie)beurs bevilgning, stipend, midler stypendium bolsa subvenţie, bursă субсидия; грант štipendium podpora, štipendija stipendija stipendium เงินช่วยเหลือ burs, ödenek 補助金 грант کسی خاص مقصد کے لیے دیا گیا عطیہ tài trợ; trợ cấp 补助金

ˈgranted, *ˈgranting

(even) if; assuming Granted that you are right, we will have to move fast. aangeneem dat لِنَفْتَرِض أن при положение че za předpokladu, připusťme hvis voraussetzen αν υποθέσουμε dado que, en el supuesto de que oletades فرض کنیم که olettaen en admettant que בִּתנַאי ש- स्वीकृत pod uvjetom, pod pretpostavkom feltéve, hogy seandainya taka e-ð sem gefið ammesso ～とすれば 설사 ...이라 할지라도 (net) jeigu laikytume pat ja; pieņemot, ka jika aangenomen, dat sett at założywszy assumindo presupunând că при условии za predpokladu, i keď če vzamemo, da pod pretpostavkom även om, förutsatt att สันนิษฐาน eğer; farzedelim ki 假定 якщо; враховуючи, що ماننا giả dụ như vậy 假定

take for granted

1 to assume without checking I took it for granted that you had heard the story. as vanselfsprekend beskou يُسَلِّمُ جدلا приемам за дадено předpokládat tage for givet als selbstverständlich betrachten θεωρώ κτ. ως δεδομένο dar por sentado, suponer algo enesestmõistetavaks pidama فرض کردن pitää itsestään selvänä considérer comme admis לְקַבֵּל כְּמוּבָן מֵאֵלָיו बिना जांच किए मान लेना uzeti zdravo za gotovo természetesnek vesz menganggap ganga að e-u vísu dare per scontato 当然のこととする ...을 당연한 일이라고 생각하다 neabejoti, būti visiškai tikram uzskatīt kā pašu par sevi saprotamu buat kesimpulan sendiri zonder meer aannemen, als vanzelfsprekend aannemen ta (det) for gitt, gå ut fra zakładać z góry dar por certo a crede fără probe само собой считать разумеющимся predpokladať, považovať za samozrejmé biti prepričan uzeti zdravo za gotovo ta för givet สมมติ öyle olduğunu kabul etmek 認為某事當然 припускати سچ مان لینا cho điều gì là đúng 认为某事当然

2 to treat casually People take electricity for granted until their supply is cut off. as vanselfsprekend beskou يأخذ الأمر كأنه مفروغ منه не обръщам внимание nevážit si dost, brát jako samozřejmost tage for givet als selbstverständlich ansehen δε δίνω ιδιαίτερη σημασία σε κτ. no valorar/apreciar, hacer caso no enesestmõistetavaks pidama قدر چیزی را ندانستن pitää itsestään selvänä considérer comme normal לְקַבֵּל כְּמוּבָן מֵאֵלָיו गंभीरता से नहीं लेना samo po sebi razumljivo biztosan számít vmire menganggap wajar taka e-ð sem sjálfsagðan hlut dare per scontato 当り前だと思う 당연한 것으로 알고 소홀히 하다 laikyti savaime suprantamu dalyku izturēties nevērīgi tidak menghargai zich weinig aan iets gelegen laten liggen ta for gitt uważać za oczywiste não valorizar a con­si­dera de la sine înţeles принимать как должное brať ako samozrejmosť imeti za samoumevno uzeti zdravo za gotovo ta för givet เหมา kıymetini bilmeden kabullenmek 隨意處置 приймати як звичайну річ خاطر میں نہ لانا cho là điều dĩ nhiên 随意处置