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granted

/ˈɡɹɑːntɪd/
Meanings
  • Verb

    1. To give (someone) something, especially a right or permission.

    - "The boss granted me a day off."
    - "The court granted the defendant bail."
  • Verb

    2. To bestow a gift or favor upon someone.

    - "The king granted his subjects a feast."
    - "She was granted a scholarship to study abroad."
Pronunciation
  1. /ˈɡɹæntɪd/



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Synonyms

allow , concede , concur , given , admittedly
Rhymes
Words rhyming with granted
chanted , daunted , haunted , panted
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. Grant (en) : A sum of money given to someone for a particular purpose.

  2. Grant (en) : A piece of land, especially one given for someone's use.

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. grant: A piece of land, especially one given for someone's use.

  2. grant: A sum of money given to someone for a particular purpose.

Variants
List of all variants of granted that leads to same result
grant , grantable , granted , granter , granters , granting , grantor , grantors , grants , take for granted , take it for granted , taken for granted , taken it for granted , takes for granted , takes it for granted , taking for granted , taking it for granted , took for granted , took it for granted
Forms
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I have, you have, he/she/it has granted., We have granted, you have granted, they have granted.

Etymology
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Old English gretan ‘to cry out, invoke, call, claim’, from a Germanic base meaning ‘to call, invoke’. The past participle form, granted, was used in Middle English to mean ‘conceded, granted, bestowed’.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'grant' is derived from the Old English word 'gretan', meaning 'to cry out, invoke, call, claim'.

  2. The largest single grant in history was the Marshall Plan, which provided over $12 billion in aid to Europe after World War II.

Related Concepts
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  1. Permission: A grant is a form of permission or authorization given by someone in authority.

  2. Concession: A grant can also be seen as a concession, a yielding to a demand or request.

Culture
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In literature, 'granted' is often used to denote a permission or concession. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Othello', Othello is granted permission to marry Desdemona. In music, the term 'grant' is used in the context of copyright law, referring to a license or permission to use copyrighted material.

How to Memorize "granted"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine someone handing you a gift or a document granting you a permission.
    - Visualize the word 'grant' as a gift or permission.

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    - Associate the word 'grant' with the idea of receiving something valuable.
    - Associate the word 'grant' with the idea of permission or authorization.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Gifts And Rights To Empower' to remember the meaning of 'grant' as 'Gifts' and 'Rights' and 'To Empower'.

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