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Meaning of grant in English
Pronunciation
/ɡrænt/
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Verb
grant
Etymology
Middle English: from Old French granter‘consent to support’, variant of creanter‘to guarantee’, based on Latin credere‘entrust’
Definitions
1.
let have
Examples
« grant permission »
« Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison »
Antonyms
deny
refuse
2.
give on the basis of merit
Examples
« Funds are granted to qualified researchers »
3.
be willing to concede
Examples
« I grant you this much »
4.
allow to have
Examples
« grant a privilege »
5.
bestow, especially officially
Examples
« grant a degree »
« give a divorce »
« This bill grants us new rights »
6.
give over
Examples
« surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another »
7.
transfer by deed
Examples
« grant land »
Noun
grant
Definitions
1.
any monetary aid
2.
the act of providing a subsidy
3.
(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
4.
Scottish painter
Examples
« cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978) »
5.
United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)
6.
18th President of the United States
Examples
« commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885) »
7.
a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
Examples
« he got the beer concession at the ball park »
8.
a right or privilege that has been granted