grant
/ɡɹɐːnt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.67 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To give (permission or wish).
verb
To agree with (someone) on (something); to accept (something) for the sake of argument; to admit to (someone) that (something) is true.
Transitive verb
noun
A transfer of property by deed or writing; especially, an appropriation or conveyance made by the government.
Example Sentences
- "He was granted permission to attend the meeting."
- "The genie granted him three wishes"
- "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."
- "c. 1930, Serenity Prayer God, grant me the serenity[…]"
- "In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. The welfare state is dismantled. […]"
- "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."
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, credit.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɡɹɐːnt/
- British English: /ɡɹɑːnt/
Usage
Inflected Forms
grants (present, singular)
granting (participle, present)
granted (participle, past)
granted (past)
no-table-tags (table tags)
glossary (inflection template)
granted (first person, past)
grantest (archaic, present)
granted (past, second person)
grantedst (archaic, past)
granteth (archaic, present)
granted (past, singular)