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, credit.
Meanings
The act of granting or giving
the grant of permission for a project
The yielding or admission of something in dispute.
The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon.
I got a grant from the government to study archeology in Egypt.
A transfer of property by deed or writing; especially, an appropriation or conveyance made by the government.
a grant of land or of money
The deed or writing by which such a transfer is made.
(informal) An application for a grant (monetary boon to aid research or the like).
ru грант (the thing or property granted; a gift; a boon) · no overføring (a transfer of property by deed or writing) · no tildeling (the act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission) · hy դրամաշնորհ (the thing or property granted; a gift; a boon) · ru усту́пка (the yielding or admission of something in dispute) · it patrocinio (informal: application for money) · pt concessão (the act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission) · fi suostuminen (the act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission) · bg предоставяне (the act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission) · fr subvention (the thing or property granted; a gift; a boon) · ota هبه (the thing or property granted; a gift; a boon) · vi tiền trợ cấp (the thing or property granted; a gift; a boon) · mi karāti (the thing or property granted; a gift; a boon) · cs grant (informal: application for money) · pl darowizna (the thing or property granted; a gift; a boon) · ja 譲渡 (a transfer of property by deed or writing) · es beca (the thing or property granted; a gift; a boon) · es patrocinio (informal: application for money) · fi myöntyminen (the act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission) · it ammissione (the yielding or admission of something in dispute) · no innrømmelse (the yielding or admission of something in dispute) · cmn 授予 (the act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission) · fi apuraha (a transfer of property by deed or writing) · ru предоставле́ние (the act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission) · it concessione (the yielding or admission of something in dispute) · ga tíolacadh (a transfer of property by deed or writing) · es subvención (the thing or property granted; a gift; a boon) · no donasjon (the thing or property granted; a gift; a boon) · bg отпускане (the act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission) · it sovvenzione (the thing or property granted; a gift; a boon) · it concessione (the act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission) · ar مِنْحة (informal: application for money) · got 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍆𐍄𐍃 (the thing or property granted; a gift; a boon) · fi avustus (a transfer of property by deed or writing) · it permesso (the act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission) · it concessione (a transfer of property by deed or writing) · cs grant (the thing or property granted; a gift; a boon) · fi myöntyminen (the yielding or admission of something in dispute) · vi tiền cấp (the thing or property granted; a gift; a boon) · ru согла́сие (the yielding or admission of something in dispute) · ru субси́дия (the thing or property granted; a gift; a boon) · ru до́пуск (the yielding or admission of something in dispute) · pt subvenção (the thing or property granted; a gift; a boon) · no tildeling (the thing or property granted; a gift; a boon) · ja 授与 (the act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission) · el επιδότηση (a transfer of property by deed or writing) · nb bevilgning (the thing or property granted; a gift; a boon) · vi đất cấp (a transfer of property by deed or writing) · ja 認可 (the yielding or admission of something in dispute) · bg субсидия (the thing or property granted; a gift; a boon) · pl grant (the thing or property granted; a gift; a boon) · fr bourse (the thing or property granted; a gift; a boon)
grant en · VERB
Pronunciation
/ɡɹɐːnt/ (Australia, New-Zealand, South)
grănt
/ɡɹænt/ (Canada, General-American)
gränt
/ɡɾant/ (Scotland)
/ɡɹeənt/ New York City, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Baltimore, phonemic æ-raising
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, credit.
Meanings
(ditransitive) To give (permission or wish).
The genie granted him three wishes
He was granted permission to attend the meeting.
(ditransitive) To give (bestow upon or confer, particularly in answer to prayer or request).
In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. The welfare state is dismantled. […] 2013 May 17, George Monbiot, “Money just makes the rich suffer”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 23, page 19:
c. 1930, Serenity Prayer
God, grant me the serenity[…]
He Suſpends on theſe Reaſons, that Thomas Rue had granted a general Diſcharge to Adam Muſhet, who was his Conjunct, and correus debendi, after the alleadged Service, which Diſcharged Muſhet, and conſequently Houstoun his Partner. 1668 July 3, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Houſtoun” in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 548
(transitive) To agree with (someone) on (something); to accept (something) for the sake of argument; to admit to (someone) that (something) is true.
"They are tall, certainly," said Sir Chetwynd... "I grant you they are tall. That is, the majority of them are. But I have seen short men among them. The Khedive is not taller than I am. And the Egyptian face is very deceptive. The features are often fine,—occasionally classic,—but intelligent expression is totally lacking." 1897, Marie Corelli, “Chapter I”, in Ziska: The Problem of a Wicked Soul, New York: Stone & Kimball, pages 23–24:
The universe exists, said the father: somebody must have made it. If that somebody exists, said I, somebody must have made him. I grant that for the sake of argument, said the Oratorian. a. 1921, George Bernard Shaw, Back to Methuselah, Preface ("The Infidel Half Century"), section "In Quest of the First Cause"
(intransitive) To assent; to consent.
Before I would have granted to that act.
But thou preferr'st thy life before thine honor. c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
it garantire (to admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede) · fi suoda (to bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request) · mi whakahei (to bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request) · bg предоставям (to give over) · fi suoda (to give over) · vi cho (to give over) · es otorgar (to bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request) · it acconsentire (to assent; to consent) · vi ban (to give over) · vi công nhận (to admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede) · la dono (to bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request) · ru вы́дать (to bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request) · nl verlenen (to bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request) · ja 叶える (to bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request) · sa ददाति (to give over) · ru допусти́ть (to admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede) · cmn 授予 (to give over) · sv bevilja (to bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request) · cmn 發給 /发给 (to give over) · ru дарова́ть (to bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request) · fi myöntyä (to assent; to consent) · oc concedir (to bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request) · eo doni (to bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request) · enm graunten (to give over) · tr bahşetmek (to bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request) · no innvilge (to bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request) · ru согласи́ться (to assent; to consent) · oc concedir (to assent; to consent) · ru соглаша́ться (to assent; to consent) · fr attribuer (to give over) · es otorgar (to give over) · nl toegeven (to admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede) · sq dhuroj (to bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request) · ru жа́ловать (to bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request) · vi cho là (to admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede) · fi myöntää (to give over) · no innrømme (to admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede) · cs připustit (to admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede) · pt conceder (to give over) · fr accorder (to give over) · cs udělit (to bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request) · bg отпускам (to give over) · tr bahşetmek (to give over) · de erteilen (to bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request) · oc concedir (to admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede) · ru предоста́вить (to give over) · fi suostua (to assent; to consent) · uk надавати (to give over) · tr ihsan etmek (to bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request) · mi karāti (to give over) · ja 認める (to admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede) · cs poskytnout (to give over) · de bewilligen (to assent; to consent) · fi myöntää (to admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede) · hi देना (to give over) · ja 授与する (to give over) · fr octroyer (to bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request) · sv förläna (to give over) · yi שענקען (to give over) · de gewähren (to give over) · qu quriy (to bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request) · ru пожа́ловать (to bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request) · ru выдава́ть (to bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request) · bg допускам (to admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede) · ca admetre (to admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede) · nl verlenen (to give over) · no tildele (to give over) · cs schválit (to assent; to consent) · it ammettere (to admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede) · it concedere (to give over) · vi thừa nhận (to admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede) · no overgi (to give over) · fi myöntää (to bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request) · gl outorgar (to give over) · got 𐌰𐍄𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (to admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede) · pt conceder (to bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request) · fi suoda (to admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede) · bg разрешавам (to admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede) · tr vermek (to give over) · ru предоставля́ть (to give over) · it conferire (to bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request) · fr admettre (to admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede) · oc concedir (to give over) · io grantar (to bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request) · bg предоставям (to bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request) · ru допуска́ть (to admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede) · vi cho rằng (to admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede) · ar مَنَحَ (to give over) · tr bağışlamak (to give over) · uk надати (to give over) · vi cấp (to give over) · bg съгласявам се (to assent; to consent) · it permettere (to give over) · cs uznat (to admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede)