Definition

1. Verb:

   • To agree to give or allow (something requested): To formally or officially agree to provide something that has been asked for.
   • To admit or concede (that something is true): To accept, often reluctantly, that a statement or fact is true.
   • (Law) To transfer (property or a right) by a legal deed: To formally convey ownership or a legal right.

2. Noun:

   • A sum of money given by an organization, especially a government, for a particular purpose: A financial award provided to fund a project or activity.
   • The act of granting something: The formal action of giving or allowing something.
   • A legal transfer of property: A conveyance of property by deed.

Usage Examples

• Verb:

  • The foundation will grant funds for the new research project.
  • I grant that your idea has some merit, but I still have concerns.
  • The land was granted to the family by the king centuries ago.

• Noun:

  • She received a grant to study renewable energy technologies.
  • The grant of asylum is a serious diplomatic decision.
  • The property was transferred via a fee simple grant.

Advanced Usage

• "To take for granted": To assume something is true or will happen without questioning it; to fail to appreciate something properly.

  • We often take clean water for granted.
  • He took her loyalty for granted and was shocked when she left.

• "Granted that..." / "Granting that...": Used to introduce a statement that you admit is true, often before making a contrasting point.

  • Granted that he is inexperienced, he is still a very quick learner.
  • Granting that the plan is risky, the potential rewards are enormous.

Variants and Related Words

• Grantor (n): A person or institution that makes a grant, especially of property or a right.

  • The grantor signed the deed to transfer the land.

• Grantee (n): A person or institution that receives a grant.

  • The grantee is responsible for using the funds as outlined in the agreement.

• Grant-aided (adj): Receiving financial help from a grant.

  • The grant-aided museum offers free admission.

Synonyms

• Verb (to give): Award, bestow, allocate, provide.
• Verb (to admit): Concede, acknowledge, accept, allow.
• Noun: Subsidy, endowment, allocation, contribution.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Grant" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meanings are typically expressed directly.)

Related Idioms

• Take something as granted: A variant of "take for granted."

  • You shouldn't take their support as granted.

• God grant...: An old-fashioned or literary expression expressing a wish or prayer.

  • God grant you a safe journey.

Noun

1. a right or privilege that has been granted
2. a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
   • he got the beer concession at the ball park
3. 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)
4. United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)
5. Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)
6. (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
7. the act of providing a subsidy
8. any monetary aid

Verb

1. transfer by deed
   • grant land
2. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
3. bestow, especially officially
   • grant a degree
   • give a divorce
   • This bill grants us new rights
4. allow to have
   • grant a privilege
5. be willing to concede
   • I grant you this much
6. 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
7. let have
   • grant permission
   • Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison