granted; granting; grants
1
a
: to consent to carry out for a person : allow fulfillment of
grant a request
b
: to permit as a right, privilege, or favor
luggage allowances granted to passengers
2
: to bestow or transfer formally
grant a scholarship to a student
specifically
: to give the possession or title of by a deed
3
a
: to be willing to concede
I grant you that the house is not in perfect condition.
b
: to assume to be true
granting that you are correct
see also take for granted
1
: the act of granting
2
: something granted
especially
: a gift (as of land or money) for a particular purpose
3
a
: a transfer of property by deed or writing
b
: the instrument (see instrument entry 1 sense 5) by which such a transfer is made
also
: the property so transferred
4
: a minor territorial division of Maine, New Hampshire, or Vermont originally granted by the state to an individual or institution
Synonyms
Examples of grant in a Sentence
Verb
The mayor refused to grant my request for an interview.
The court granted the motion for a new trial.
I cannot grant you that wish.
We haven't yet been granted access to the archive.
The country was granted independence in 1950.
The judge granted custody of the children to their mother.
I grant that he's a talented writer, but I just don't find his books very interesting.
The house is not perfect, I grant you that.
Noun
Her study is being funded by a federal grant.
They wrote a grant proposal to get funding for the project.
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Megan Thomas, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
Trump granted clemency to more than 200 people during his first term, including his former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
This was made with a grant called Talent to Watch, which is a Telefilms grant for first features.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Smollett spent less than a week in jail after an Illinois appeals court granted an emergency motion by his attorneys to delay his sentence and grant him bail until their appeal is resolved, CNN previously reported.
—Megan Thomas, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
Trump granted clemency to more than 200 people during his first term, including his former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
Noun
The nonprofits People Assisting the Homeless, or PATH, and Healthcare in Action were supported by $17 million from California’s Encampment Resolution Funding Program, a grant that’s being split by multiple agencies around the region.
—Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
This was made with a grant called Talent to Watch, which is a Telefilms grant for first features.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Grant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grant. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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grant
1 of 2 verb1
a
: to consent to : permit
grant your request
b
: to permit as a right, privilege, or favor
granted them a day off for volunteer work
2
: to give the possession or benefit of formally or legally
the king granted land to the settlers
3
: to admit something not yet proved to be true
granted you are right, you must still pay for the damage
grant
2 of 2 noun1
: the act of granting
2
: something granted: as
a
: a gift (as of money or land) for a particular purpose
a research grant
b
: an area of land granted by a government
Biographical Definition
Grant 1 of 2
biographical name (1)
Cary 1904–1986 originally Archibald Alexander Leach American (British-born) actor
Grant
2 of 2biographical name (2)
Ulysses S. 1822–1885 originally Hiram Ulysses Grant American general; 18th president of the U.S. (1869–77)
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