grant
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ɡɹɑːnt/]
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Senses
1. grant (verb) — sense 1
Definition: To give (permission or wish).
Example: He was granted permission to attend the meeting.
2. grant (verb) — sense 2
Definition: To give (bestow upon or confer, particularly in answer to prayer or request).
Example: He Suſpends on theſe Reaſons, that Thomas Rue had granted a general Diſcharge to Adam Muſhet, who was his Conjunct, and correus debendi, after the alleadged Service, which Diſcharged Muſhet, and conſequently Houstoun his Partner.
3. grant (verb) — sense 3
Definition: To agree with (someone) on (something); to accept (something) for the sake of argument; to admit to (someone) that (something) is true.
Example: The universe exists, said the father: somebody must have made it. If that somebody exists, said I, somebody must have made him. I grant that for the sake of argument, said the Oratorian.
4. grant (noun) — sense 4
Definition: The act of granting or giving
Example: the grant of permission for a project
5. grant (noun) — sense 5
Definition: The yielding or admission of something in dispute.
6. grant (noun) — sense 6
Definition: The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon.
Example: I got a grant from the government to study archeology in Egypt.
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