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IELTS BNC: 1395 COCA: 1907

grant

1 of 2

verb

ˈgrant How to pronounce grant (audio)
granted; granting; grants

transitive verb

1
a
: to consent to carry out for a person : allow fulfillment of
grant a request
b
: to permit as a right, privilege, or favor
luggage allowances granted to passengers
2
: to bestow or transfer formally
grant a scholarship to a student
specifically : to give the possession or title of by a deed
3
a
: to be willing to concede
I grant you that the house is not in perfect condition.
b
: to assume to be true
granting that you are correct
grantable
ˈgran-tə-bəl How to pronounce grant (audio)
adjective
granter
ˈgran-tər How to pronounce grant (audio)
noun
grantor
ˈgran-tər How to pronounce grant (audio)
-ˌtȯr;
gran-ˈtȯr How to pronounce grant (audio)
noun

see also take for granted

grant

2 of 2

noun

1
: the act of granting
2
: something granted
especially : a gift (as of land or money) for a particular purpose
3
a
: a transfer of property by deed or writing
b
: the instrument (see instrument entry 1 sense 5) by which such a transfer is made
also : the property so transferred
4
: a minor territorial division of Maine, New Hampshire, or Vermont originally granted by the state to an individual or institution

Synonyms

Verb

Noun

Choose the Right Synonym for grant

grant, concede, vouchsafe, accord, award mean to give as a favor or a right.

grant implies giving to a claimant or petitioner something that could be withheld.

granted them a new hearing

concede implies yielding something reluctantly in response to a rightful or compelling claim.

even her critics concede she can be charming

vouchsafe implies granting something as a courtesy or an act of gracious condescension.

vouchsafed the secret to only a few chosen disciples

accord implies giving to another what is due or proper.

accorded all the honors befitting a head of state

award implies giving what is deserved or merited usually after a careful weighing of pertinent factors.

awarded the company a huge defense contract

Example Sentences

Verb The mayor refused to grant my request for an interview. The court granted the motion for a new trial. I cannot grant you that wish. We haven't yet been granted access to the archive. The country was granted independence in 1950. The judge granted custody of the children to their mother. I grant that he's a talented writer, but I just don't find his books very interesting. The house is not perfect, I grant you that. Noun Her study is being funded by a federal grant. They wrote a grant proposal to get funding for the project. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
During a press conference Friday that announced several rules changes for the 2023 season, Manfred revealed that the league would grant recognition of the new union, pending the arbitrator’s approval. Tim Brown, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Digital World has said those probes have blocked the ability to get the deal consummated, and Patrick Orlando, the CEO of Digital World, had been pleading with shareholders to grant the merger extension. Matt Egan, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022 The mayor complimented Seven Hills Recreation Director Jen Burger’s efforts regarding the award of a $25,000 University Hospitals grant to help cover the Cricket Park cost. John Benson, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2022 That’s evident enough from their reception by Queen Regent Míriel (Cynthia Addai-Robinson), who’s none too pleased by Galadriel’s arrival — and disinclined to grant her request of a ship to sail herself back to Middle-earth. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Sep. 2022 Abbott has said that the move is designed to grant relief from overwhelmed border communities, which have seen more than 200,000 encounters in recent months, and more than two million encounters this fiscal year. Adam Shaw, Fox News, 6 Sep. 2022 And, the Biden administration has added long COVID as a condition that qualifies as a disability under the American Disability Act -- a move that requires employers to grant work accommodations. Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2022 In an eight-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Fernando Olguin wrote that the lawsuit would grant the defendants’ motion for dismissal again on the grounds that Elden waited too long to file the lawsuit, based on a 10-year statute of limitations. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2022 Since it’s the most readily available form of data about an academic’s body of work, information presented there may influence whether a person gets a job, promotion, tenure, or grant funding. WIRED, 3 Sep. 2022
Noun
Arkansas, which has 227 wells on its priority list, and Mississippi, which plans to use part of its grant to inventory orphaned wells, are getting $5 million each. Janet Mcconnaughey, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2022 Its current grant of rights expires on Aug. 1, 2024. James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 22 Aug. 2022 Mackowiak is an art teacher at Edgewood Middle School and plans to use her $2,000 grant to create a fine arts gallery in the school lobby. Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2022 The Siona filed a formal complaint with the agency, returned their earlier grant, and swore off ever again accepting help from the development program. Sarah Hurtes, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022 But the stealth killer was its grant of authority that would have unleashed regulators on the fossil-fuel industry, especially coal. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2022 Bain said the city has been sitting for two years on its NEORSD grant and must use it soon or lose it. cleveland, 10 Aug. 2022 If Endeavor’s stock, which has recently plunged, does not recover, Mr. Emanuel won’t collect much of his performance stock grant. New York Times, 25 June 2022 After meeting with the family last month, Evers asked Tate to reconsider his grant of parole for Balsewicz, and Tate rescinded the parole. Bruce Vielmetti, Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French granter, graanter, from Vulgar Latin *credentare, from Latin credent-, credens, present participle of credere to believe — more at creed

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of grant was in the 13th century

Phrases Containing grant

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