grant

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US /ɡɹænt/ UK /ɡɹɑːnt/ See IPA manual

Freq #2044

Meanings

1

verb
To officially give or allow something, such as permission or a request.

He was granted permission to attend the meeting.
2

verb
To admit that something is true, often while still disagreeing.

I grant that the plan has some risks, but it is still worth trying.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to officially give or allow... allow accord give

2 verb · to admit that something is... concede yield allow

Word family

Forms grantablegrantedgrantinggrants

Derived forms demograntforegrantgrant-backgrant-forwardgrant-in-aidgrant-in-kindgrantablegrantlessgrantmakergrantmakinggrantowngrantown-on-spey

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Phrases (4)

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grant a wish
to make someone's desire come true

Verb + noun
grant a favor
agree to do something someone has formally requested

Verb + noun
grant leave
to officially allow someone to be absent from work

Verb + noun
grant permission
to officially allow someone to do something

Verb + noun

Idioms (1)

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take for granted
to fail to appreciate something or assume it will always be there

Etymology

From Middle English granten, graunten, grantien, grauntien, from Anglo-Norman granter, graunter, from Old French granter, graunter, graanter, greanter (“to promise, assure, guarantee, confirm, ratify”), from a merger of Old French garantir, guarantir (“to guarantee, assure, vouch for”) (see English guarantee) and earlier cranter, craanter, creanter (“to allow, permit”), from an assumed Medieval Latin *credentāre, from Latin credere (“to believe, trust”). Alternatively, a regular reflex of Medieval Latin *credentāre with regular voicing of /k/ before a liquid plus low vowel. More at guarantee,…

granten Middle English granter Old French *credentāre la-med credere Latin

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# grant

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɡɹænt/
**IPA (UK):** /ɡɹɑːnt/
**Frequency rank:** 2044

## Meanings
1. To officially give or allow something, such as permission or a request.
2. To admit that something is true, often while still disagreeing.

## Examples
- He was granted permission to attend the meeting.
- I grant that the plan has some risks, but it is still worth trying.

## Derived Forms
- demogrant
- foregrant
- grant-back
- grant-forward
- grant-in-aid
- grant-in-kind
- grantable
- grantless
- grantmaker
- grantmaking
- grantown
- grantown-on-spey

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: granten
- Root: granter
- Root: *credentāre
- Root: credere - to believe

## Etymology
From Middle English granten, graunten, grantien, grauntien, from Anglo-Norman granter, graunter, from Old French granter, graunter, graanter, greanter (“to promise, assure, guarantee, confirm, ratify”), from a merger of Old French garantir, guarantir (“to guarantee, assure, vouch for”) (see English guarantee) and earlier cranter, craanter, creanter (“to allow, permit”), from an assumed Medieval Latin *credentāre, from Latin credere (“to believe, trust”). Alternatively, a regular reflex of Medieval Latin *credentāre with regular voicing of /k/ before a liquid plus low vowel. More at guarantee,…

## AI Etymology
Grant comes from Middle English granten, graunten, grantien, grauntien, from Anglo-Norman granter, graunter, from Old French granter, graunter, graanter, greanter (“to promise, assure, guarantee, confirm, ratify”), from a merger of Old French garantir, guarantir (“to guarantee, assure, vouch for”) (see English guarantee) and earlier cranter, craanter, creanter (“to allow, permit”), from an assumed Medieval Latin *credentāre, from Latin credere (“to believe, trust”). Alternatively, a regular reflex of Medieval Latin *credentāre with regular voicing of /k/ before a liquid plus low vowel. In current use, the main senses are “To officially give or allow something, such as permission or a request” and “To admit that something is true, often while still disagreeing”.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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