Definitions for granted
grant·ed

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1. given, grantedadjective

   acknowledged as a supposition

   "given the engine's condition, it is a wonder that it started"

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1. grantedverb

   Given, awarded.

   He was granted a patent on his invention.

2. grantedadverb

   Used to concede a point, often before stating some contrasting information.

   He's a good student and usually does well. Granted, he did fail that one test, but I think there were good reasons for that.

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1. Granted

   of Grant

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1. grantedverb

   Verb form for the word grant.

   They were granted the solar panel grant and were delighted.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 13, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'granted' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2193

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'granted' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4266

Anagrams for granted »

1. dragnet

How to pronounce granted?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of granted in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of granted in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of granted in a Sentence

1. Ralph W. Sockman:

   Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life. Too many of us divide and dissipate our energies in debating actions which should be taken for granted.

2. Ted Cruz:

   It is not complicated that on the seminal fight over amnesty in Congress, the Gang of Eight bill -- that was the brain child of Chuck Schumer and Barack Obama, would have granted amnesty to 12 million people here illegally -- that I stood with the American people and led the fight to defeat it in the United States Congress.

3. John Kilduff:

   If you read into (Trump's comments), I think there's speculation there will, in fact, be another round of waivers granted to countries and companies to buy Iranian oil, that's also why you're seeing the negative reaction.

4. State John Kerry:

   We are closer to a ceasefire today than we have been, and I take nothing for granted about this.

5. Bill Clinton:

   Tomorrow, this campaign goes national, we are going to compete for every vote in every state. We are not taking anything and we are not taking anyone for granted.

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