Granted

  • 1granted — 1. Like considering and given, granted can be used as a preposition and (as granted that) conjunction that is grammatically free of the subject: • And, granted the initial assumptions…I think it stands the test A. White, 1965 • Granted that… …

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  • 2granted — adj. 1. Given. [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Logic, Rhetoric) Acknowledged or assumed as a supposition. Syn: given. [WordNet 1.5] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3granted — granted; un·granted; …

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  • 4granted — ► ADVERB ▪ admittedly; it is true. ► CONJUNCTION (granted that) ▪ even assuming that …

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  • 5granted — index allowable, allowed, assumed (inferred), consensual, definite, permissible Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …

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  • 6granted — [adv] allowed, accepted acknowledged, admitted, assumed, indeed, just so, yes; concept 558 Ant. unaccepted …

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  • 7granted — [[t]grɑ͟ːntɪd, græ̱ntɪd[/t]] CONJ SUBORD You use granted or granted that at the beginning of a clause to say that something is true, before you make a comment on it. Granted that the firm has not broken the law, is the law what it should be? Syn …

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  • 8granted — 1. verb Given, awarded. He was granted a patent on his invention. 2. preposition a) Used to concede a point, often before stating some contrasting information. Hes a good student and usually does well. Granted, he did fail that one test, but I… …

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  • 9granted — adj. 1) to take smb. for granted ( to assume that smb. will agree, cooperate ) 2) to take smt. for granted ( to assume that smt. is certain to happen ) * * * [ grɑːntɪd] to take smb. for granted ( to assume that smb. will agree, cooperate ) to… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 10granted — See: TAKE FOR GRANTED …

    Dictionary of American idioms