grant

grant is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

grand - grant - great

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /grɑːnt/, SAMPA: /gr\A:nt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /grænt/, SAMPA: /gr\{nt/

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Verb

Plain form grant

Third-person singular grants

Past tense granted

Past participle granted

Present participle granting

1. (transitive) If you grant something to something, you give it to them, usually formally.

   The school has granted us permission to use a classroom in the evenings.

2. (transitive) If you grant something, you accept that it is true.

   Yes, I'll grant you that the data is old, but I still think it's useful.

Synonyms

• concede
• charter

Related words

• granted

Noun

Singular grant

Plural grants

1. (countable) A grant is something, usually money, that is given to someone, usually by a government or institution.

   The professor received a research grant to study weather changes.

   I got a $2,000 government grant to help me go to school.

Synonyms

• gift