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| grant [ grant ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle grant·ed, present participle grant·ing, 3rd person present singular grants) |
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1. allow something as favor: to agree to allow a request, favor, or privilege
  She refused to grant any interviews.
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2. admit truth of something: to acknowledge, often reluctantly the truth or efficacy of something
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3. law transfer property legally: to transfer money, property or rights to somebody in a legal transaction
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noun (plural grants) |
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1. money given for specific purpose: a sum of money given by the government or some other organization to fund such things as education or research
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2. gift: something given to somebody as a favor or privilege, or the giving of it
a land grant
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3. law legal transaction: something transferred from one person to another in a legal transaction, or the making of such a transaction
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4. law document transferring something: a legal document recording a transaction in which something is transferred from one person to another
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5. area of land: a land division in New Hampshire, Maine, or Vermont
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| [13th century. < Old French granter, variant of creanter "guarantee," via assumed Vulgar Latin credentare< Latin credere "believe"] |
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| grant·a·ble adjective |
| grant·er noun |
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take somebody for granted to fail to realize or appreciate the value of somebody
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take something for granted
1. to assume that something is true without checking
2. to fail to appreciate or realize the value of something
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