Definitions of Grant [ænt, grɑnt]

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Definition of 'Grant'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) grant
to confer, esp. by a formal act:
to grant a charter.

2.  grant
to give; accord:
to grant permission.

3.  grant
to agree to:
to grant a request.

4.  grant
to accept for the sake of argument:
I grant that point.

5.  grant
to transfer or convey, esp. by deed or writing:
to grant property.

6. (n.) grant
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land.

7.  grant
the act of granting.

8.  grant
a transfer of real property.

9.  grant
a geographical unit in Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire, orig. a grant of land to a person or group of people.

10. (n.) Grant
Cary (Archibald Leach), 1904–86, U.S. actor, born in England.

11.  Grant
Ulysses S(impson), 1822–85, Union general: 18th president of the U.S. 1869–77.

Definition of 'Grant'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) grant
any monetary aid

2. (noun) grant, subsidization, subsidisation
the act of providing a subsidy

3. (noun) grant, assignment
(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

4. (noun) Grant, Duncan Grant, Duncan James Corrow Grant
Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)

5. (noun) Grant, Cary Grant
United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)

6. (noun) Grant, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, Ulysses Simpson Grant, Hiram Ulysses Grant, President Grant
18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)

7. (noun) concession, grant
a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
"he got the beer concession at the ball park"

8. (verb) grant
a right or privilege that has been granted

9. (verb) allow, grant
let have
"grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"

10. (verb) award, grant
give as judged due or on the basis of merit
"the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"

11. (verb) concede, yield, grant
be willing to concede
"I grant you this much"

12. (verb) accord, allot, grant
allow to have
"grant a privilege"

13. (verb) grant, give
bestow, especially officially
"grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"

14. (verb) concede, yield, cede, grant
give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

15. (verb) grant, deed over
transfer by deed
"grant land"

Definition of 'Grant'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) grant
money supplied by the government to support a particular activity
federal grants that support women setting up small businesses

2. (verb) grant
≠ deny
to grant sb the right to do sth; to grant sb's request/wish

3. grant
take for granted
to fail to appreciate the worth of sb or sth
She realized she had taken her husband for granted.

Definition of 'Grant'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) Grant
to give over; to make conveyance of; to give the possession or title of; to convey; -- usually in answer to petition

2. (verb) Grant
to bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give

3. (verb) Grant
to admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede

4. (verb) Grant
to assent; to consent

5. (verb) Grant
the act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission

6. (verb) Grant
the yielding or admission of something in dispute

7. (verb) Grant
the thing or property granted; a gift; a boon

8. (verb) Grant
a transfer of property by deed or writing; especially, au appropriation or conveyance made by the government; as, a grant of land or of money; also, the deed or writing by which the transfer is made

Translation of 'Grant'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to agree to, to give Would you grant me one favour; He granted the man permission to leave.
Afrikaans: vergun, toestaan	Arabic: يُخَوِّل	Bulgarian: давам
Brazilian: conceder	Czech: prokázat, udělit	German: bewilligen
Danish: bevilge; give	Greek: δίνω, χορηγώ, παρέχω	Spanish: conceder, otorgar
Estonian: lubama	Farsi: اهدا کردن؛ برآوردن	Finnish: suoda
French: accorder	Hebrew: לָתֵת, לְהַעֲנִיק	Hindi: देना
Croatian: pristati, dati	Hungarian: megad	Indonesian: memberi
Icelandic: veita, gefa; heimila	Italian: accordare	Japanese: 与える
Korean: 주다, 수여하다	Lithuanian: (ati)duoti	Latvian: dot; sniegt
Malay: memberikan	Dutch: geven, verlenen	Norwegian: innvilge, gi, innrømme, b
Polish: (od)dać	Persian: اهدا کردن؛ برآوردن	Pashto: وركول، بخښل: منل
Portuguese: conceder.	Romanian: a aproba	Russian: давать согласие
Slovak: preukázať; udeliť	Slovenian: podeliti	Serbian: učiniti
Swedish: bevilja, ge	Thai: ยินยอม	Turkish: vermek
Taiwanese: 同意，授予	Ukrainian: давати	Urdu: منظور کرنا
Vietnamese: ban cho	Chinese: 同意
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