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grant
(grănt)tr.v. grant·ed, grant·ing, grants
1. To allow or consent to the fulfillment of (something requested): grant permission to speak frankly; grant a request.
2.
a. To give or confer officially or formally: grant voting rights to citizens; grant diplomatic immunity.
b. To transfer (property) by a deed.
3. To concede; acknowledge: I grant that your plan is ingenious, but you still will not find many backers.
n.
1. The act of granting.
2.
a. Something granted, especially a giving of funds for a specific purpose: federal grants for medical research.
b. The document or provision in a document by which a grant is made.
3. One of several tracts of land in New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont originally granted to an individual or a group.
[Middle English granten, from Old French granter, variant of creanter, from Vulgar Latin *crēdentāre, to assure, from Latin crēdēns, crēdent-, present participle of crēdere, to believe; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]
grant′a·ble adj.
grant′er n.
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grant
(ɡrɑːnt)vb (tr)
1. to consent to perform or fulfil: to grant a wish.
2. (may take a clause as object) to permit as a favour, indulgence, etc: to grant an interview.
3. (may take a clause as object) to acknowledge the validity of; concede: I grant what you say is true.
4. to bestow, esp in a formal manner
5. (Law) to transfer (property) to another, esp by deed; convey
6. take for granted
a. to accept or assume without question: one takes certain amenities for granted.
b. to fail to appreciate the value, merit, etc, of (a person)
n
7. (Education) a sum of money provided by a government, local authority, or public fund to finance educational study, overseas aid, building repairs, etc
8. a privilege, right, etc, that has been granted
9. the act of granting
10. (Law) a transfer of property by deed or other written instrument; conveyance
11. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) US a territorial unit in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, originally granted to an individual or organization
[C13: from Old French graunter, from Vulgar Latin credentāre (unattested), from Latin crēdere to believe]
ˈgrantable adj
ˈgranter n
Grant
(ɡrɑːnt)n
1. (Biography) Cary, real name Alexander Archibald Leach. 1904–86, US film actor, born in England. His many films include Bringing up Baby (1938), The Philadelphia Story (1940), Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), and Mr Blandings Builds his Dream House (1948)
2. (Biography) Duncan (James Corrowr). 1885–1978, British painter and designer
3. (Biography) Ulysses S(impson), real name Hiram Ulysses Grant. 1822–85, 18th president of the US (1869–77); commander in chief of Union forces in the American Civil War (1864–65)
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grant
(grænt, grɑnt)v. grant•ed, grant•ing,
n. v.t.
1. to confer, esp. by a formal act: to grant a charter.
2. to give; accord: to grant permission.
3. to agree to: to grant a request.
4. to accept for the sake of argument: I grant that point.
5. to transfer or convey, esp. by deed or writing: to grant property.
n. 6. something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land.
7. the act of granting.
8. a transfer of real property.
9. a geographical unit in Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire, orig. a grant of land to a person or group of people.
[1175–1225; < Old French graunter, variant of crëanter < Vulgar Latin *credentāre, v. derivative of Latin crēdent-, s. of crēdēns, present participle of crēdere to believe]
grant′a•ble, adj.
grant′er, n.
syn: See give.
Grant
(grænt, grɑnt)n.
1. Cary (Archibald Leach), 1904–86, U.S. actor, born in England.
2. Ulysses S(impson), 1822–85, Union general: 18th president of the U.S. 1869–77.
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grant
Past participle: granted
Gerund: granting
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| I grant |
| you grant |
| he/she/it grants |
| we grant |
| you grant |
| they grant |
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| I granted |
| you granted |
| he/she/it granted |
| we granted |
| you granted |
| they granted |
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| I am granting |
| you are granting |
| he/she/it is granting |
| we are granting |
| you are granting |
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| I have granted |
| you have granted |
| he/she/it has granted |
| we have granted |
| you have granted |
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| I was granting |
| you were granting |
| he/she/it was granting |
| we were granting |
| you were granting |
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| I had granted |
| you had granted |
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| I will grant |
| you will grant |
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| we will grant |
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| I will have granted |
| you will have granted |
| he/she/it will have granted |
| we will have granted |
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| I will be granting |
| you will be granting |
| he/she/it will be granting |
| we will be granting |
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| I have been granting |
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| we have been granting |
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| I will have been granting |
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| we will have been granting |
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| I had been granting |
| you had been granting |
| he/she/it had been granting |
| we had been granting |
| you had been granting |
| they had been granting |
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| I would grant |
| you would grant |
| he/she/it would grant |
| we would grant |
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| you would have granted |
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Noun 1. grant - any monetary aid
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
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
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. [画像:grant - Scottish painter]Grant - Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)
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)
6. [画像:grant - 18th President of the United States]Grant - 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)
7. [画像:grant - a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business]grant - a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; "he got the beer concession at the ball park"
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"
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"
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"
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. [画像:grant - allow to have]grant - allow to have; "grant a privilege"
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"
6. grant - give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
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"
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grant
noun
1. award, allowance, donation, endowment, gift, concession, subsidy, hand-out, allocation, bounty, allotment, bequest, stipend, benefaction My application for a grant has been rejected.
verb
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grant
verb3. To change the ownership of (property) by means of a legal document:
1. The act of conferring, as of an honor:
2. Something, as a gift, granted for a definite purpose:
3. Law. A making over of legal ownership or title:
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Translations
مِنْحَة مُنْحَهيُخَوِّليُوافِق، يَعْتَرِف
grantpřipustitprokázatudělit
bevilgebevillinggiveindrømmelegat
avustusmyöntäämyöntyäsuodasuostua
subvencija
megad
samòykkja, viîurkennastyrkurveita, gefa; heimila
助成金
보조금
būti visiškai tikramdotacijajeigu laikytumelaikyti savaime suprantamu dalykuneabejoti
dotdotācijapiekristpieļautsniegt
dodelitiodobritištipendija
anslag
เงินทุน
tiền được cấp
grant
[grɑːnt]A. N
1. (= act) → otorgamiento m, concesión f; (= thing granted) → concesión f (Jur) → cesión f; (= gift) → donación f
2. (Brit) (= scholarship) → beca f; (= subsidy) → subvención f
B. VT
2. (= admit) → reconocer
granted, he's rather old → de acuerdo, es bastante viejo
granted or granting that → en el supuesto de que ...
I grant him that → le concedo eso
granted, he's rather old → de acuerdo, es bastante viejo
granted or granting that → en el supuesto de que ...
I grant him that → le concedo eso
3. to take sth for granted → dar algo por supuesto or sentado
we may take that for granted → eso es indudable
he takes her for granted → no sabe valorarla
we may take that for granted → eso es indudable
he takes her for granted → no sabe valorarla
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
grant
[ˈgrænt ˈgrɑːnt] vt
[+ request] → accéder à
(= accept) → admettre
to grant (that) ... → admettre que ...
I grant you (that) ... → je vous accorde que ...
to grant (that) ... → admettre que ...
I grant you (that) ... → je vous accorde que ...
to take sb for granted → ne faire aucun cas de qn
I don't take her for granted. I show my appreciation → Ce n'est pas vrai que je ne fais aucun cas d'elle. Je lui témoigne ma reconnaissance.
The nurses felt they were taken for granted
BUT Les infirmières avaient l'impression qu'on se moquait d'elles.
I don't take her for granted. I show my appreciation → Ce n'est pas vrai que je ne fais aucun cas d'elle. Je lui témoigne ma reconnaissance.
The nurses felt they were taken for granted
BUT Les infirmières avaient l'impression qu'on se moquait d'elles.
to take sth for granted (= accept as normal) [+ facilities, privileges] → considérer qch comme acquis(e) (= regard as unproblematic)
It's not a good idea to take anything for granted → Ce n'est pas une bonne chose de ne jamais rien remettre en question.
to take it for granted (that) ... (= assume) → partir du principe que ...
It's not a good idea to take anything for granted → Ce n'est pas une bonne chose de ne jamais rien remettre en question.
to take it for granted (that) ... (= assume) → partir du principe que ...
n
(to student) → bourse f; (for research) → subvention f
(to householder) → indemnité f
(to organization) → subvention fgrant-aided [ˌgræntˈeɪdɪd ˌgrɑːntˈeɪdɪd] adj [school] → subventionné(e) par l'État
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
grant
vt
(= accord) → gewähren (sb jdm); period of grace, privilege, right → gewähren, zugestehen (sb jdm); prayer → erhören ; honour → erweisen (sb jdm); permission, licence, visa → erteilen (sb jdm); request → stattgeben (+dat) (form); land, pension → zusprechen, bewilligen (sb jdm); wish (= give) → gewähren, freistellen (sb jdm); (= fulfil) → erfüllen ; to grant recognition to somebody/something → jdn/etw anerkennen ; to grant an amnesty to somebody → jdn amnestieren ; I beg your pardon — granted → ich bitte (vielmals) um Entschuldigung — sie sei dir gewährt (hum, form)
(= admit, agree) → zugeben, zugestehen ; granted that this is true ... → angenommen, das ist wahr ...; granted, he looks good for his age → man muss zugeben, dass er für sein Alter gut aussieht ; I grant you that → da gebe ich dir recht, das gebe ich zu; to take somebody/something for granted → jdn/etw als selbstverständlich hinnehmen ; to take it for granted that ... → es selbstverständlich finden or als selbstverständlich betrachten, dass ...; you take too much for granted → für dich ist (zu) vieles (einfach) selbstverständlich
n (of money) → Subvention f; (for studying etc) → Stipendium nt
grant
:grant-maintained
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grant
[grɑːnt]1. n (Admin) (of money) → sovvenzione f, sussidio (Brit) (Univ) → borsa di studio
2. vt (allow, extension, favour) → accordare ; (pension) → assegnare ; (a request) → accogliere ; (admit) to grant (that) → ammettere (che), concedere (che)
granted or granting that ... → ammesso che...
I grant him that → glielo concedo
to take sth for granted → dare qc per scontato
to take sb for granted → dare per scontata la presenza di qn
granted or granting that ... → ammesso che...
I grant him that → glielo concedo
to take sth for granted → dare qc per scontato
to take sb for granted → dare per scontata la presenza di qn
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
grant
(graːnt) verb1. to agree to, to give. Would you grant me one favour; He granted the man permission to leave. vergun, toestaan يُخَوِّل давам conceder prokázat, udělit bewilligen bevilge; give δίνω, χορηγώ, παρέχω conceder, otorgar lubama اهدا کردن؛ برآوردن suoda accorder לתת, להעניק देना pristati, dati megad memberi veita, gefa; heimila accordare 与える 주다, 수여하다 (ati)duoti dot; sniegt memberikan geven, verlenen innvilge, gi, innrømme, bevilge dać وركول، بخښل: منل conceder. a aproba давать согласие preukázať; udeliť podeliti učiniti bevilja, ge ยินยอม vermek 同意,授予 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 concordar připustit zugeben indrømme 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 인정하다 pripažinti, sutikti su piekrist; pieļaut akui toegeven innrømme, tilstå przyznawać تصدیق کول concordar a admite признавать pripustiť priznati priznati medge อนุญาต; ยอมให้ itiraf etmek, kabul etmek 承認 погоджуватися قبول کرنا chấp nhận 承认
noun money given for a particular purpose. He was awarded a grant for studying abroad. skenking, toelae مُنْحَه субсидия bolsa grant das Stipendium, der Zuschuß legat; tilskud επιχορήγηση, επίδομα beca, subvención stipendium, abiraha بورس apuraha subvention, bourse מענק, מלגה अनुदान, धन potpora, dotacija adományozás, segély; ösztöndíj bantuan hibah styrkur borsa di studio, sovvenzione 補助金 교부금, 장학금 dotacija, stipendija dotācija; stipendija biasasiswa beurs bevilgning, stipend, midler stypendium سكالرشپ، پوهه، زده كړه، وظيفه: ديوه شاګرد سره دپوهې په لاره كې مرسته كول 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 assumindo za předpokladu, připusťme voraussetzen hvis 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 가령 ...이라 치고 (net) jeigu laikytume pat ja; pieņemot, ka jika aangenomen dat sett at założywszy فرض کول چی assumindo presupunând că при условии za predpokladu, i keď če vzamemo, da pod pretpostavkom även om, förutsatt att ถ้า; สมมติ eğer; farzedelim ki 假定 якщо; враховуючи, що ماننا giả dụ như vậy 假定
take for granted1. to assume without checking. I took it for granted that you had heard the story. as vanselfsprekend beskou يُسَلِّمُ جدلا приемам за дадено dar por certo předpokládat als selbstverständlich betrachten tage for givet θεωρώ κτ. ως δεδομένο dar por sentado, suponer algo enesestmõistetavaks pidama فرض کردن pitää itsestäänselvänä 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 당연한 일로 생각하다 neabejoti, būti visiškai tikram uzskatīt kā pašu par sevi saprotamu buat kesimpulan sendiri zonder meer aannemen, als vanzelfsprekend aannemen ta for gitt, gå ut fra zakładać z góry فرض کول dar por certo a crede fără probe считать само собой разумеющимся predpokladať, považovať za samozrejmé biti prepričan uzeti zdravo za gotovo ta för givet ทึกทัก öyle olduğunu kabul etmek 認為某事理所當然 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 não valorizar nevážit si dost, brát jako samozřejmost als selbstverständlich ansehen tage for givet δε δίνω ιδιαίτερη σημασία σε κτ. no valorar/apreciar, no hacer caso enesestmõistetavaks pidama قدر چیزی را ندانستن pitää itsestäänselvänä 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 일로 받아들이다 laikyti savaime suprantamu dalyku izturēties nevērīgi tidak menghargai zich weinig aan iets gelegen laten liggen ta for gitt uważać za oczywiste د يو شي په قدر نه پوهيدل não valorizar a considera de la sine înţeles принимать как должное brať ako samozrejmosť imeti za samoumevno uzeti zdravo za gotovo ta för givet ไม่เห็นคุณค่า kıymetini bilmeden kabullenmek 隨便使用 приймати як звичайну річ خاطر میں نہ لانا cho là điều dĩ nhiên 随意处置
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grant
→ مِنْحَة grant bevilling Zuschuss επιχορήγηση subvención avustus subvention subvencija borsa di studio 助成金 보조금 subsidie pengestøtte stypendium bolsa субсидия anslag เงินทุน fon tiền được cấp 补助金Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009