given
/'givn/
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Definition
Adjective:
- Specified or stated: Refers to something that is already known, established, or stated as a fact.
- Prone or inclined: Having a particular habit or tendency.
- Granted as a basis for reasoning: Used to indicate that something is accepted as true or provided as a starting point for discussion.
Noun:
- Something taken for granted: A basic fact or assumption that is accepted as true without proof.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Meet me at the given time and location. (The time and place have been specified.)
- She is given to sudden bursts of laughter. (She has a tendency to laugh suddenly.)
- Given the complexity of the problem, we need more time. (Accepting the problem's complexity as a fact, we need more time.)
Noun:
- It is a given that the sun will rise tomorrow. (The sunrise is an accepted fact or assumption.)
Advanced Usage
- "Given that...": Used to introduce a fact or condition that is being taken into account.
- Given that it's raining, the picnic is canceled.
- "To be given to (something)": To have a habitual tendency or fondness for something.
- He is given to long walks in the evening.
Variants and Related Words
- Given name (noun): A personal name bestowed at birth or during a naming ceremony, as opposed to a family name; a first name.
- Her given name is Elizabeth, but everyone calls her Liz.
Synonyms
- Adjective (specified): Specified, stated, particular.
- Adjective (inclined): Prone, inclined, disposed, apt.
- Noun (assumption): Assumption, presupposition, postulate.
Related Phrases
- Take something as a given: To accept something as true or certain without questioning it.
- In this company, hard work is taken as a given.
Adjective
- (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
- he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant
- I am not minded to answer any questions
- acknowledged as a supposition
- given the engine's condition, it is a wonder that it started
Noun
- an assumption that is taken for granted