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English

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Etymology

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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”). More at guarantee, credit.

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Verb

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grant (third-person singular simple present grants, present participle granting, simple past and past participle granted)

  1. (ditransitive) to give (permission or wish)
    He was granted permission to attend the meeting.
    The genie granted him three wishes
    Antonym: deny
  2. (ditransitive) To give (bestow upon or confer, particularly in answer to prayer or request)
    • 1668 July 3, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Houſtoun” in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 548:
      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 […]
    • 2013 May 17, George Monbiot, “Money just makes the rich suffer”, in The Guardian Weekly‎[1], volume 188, number 23, page 19:
      In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. The welfare state is dismantled. […]
  3. (transitive) To agree with (someone) on (something); to accept (something) for the sake of argument; to admit to (someone) that (something) is true.
    Synonyms: concur, concede, allow
    • a. 1921, George Bernard Shaw, Back to Methuselah, Preface ("The Infidel Half Century"), section "In Quest of the First Cause":
      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.
    • 1897, Marie Corelli, “Chapter I”, in Ziska: The Problem of a Wicked Soul, New York: Stone & Kimball, pages 23–24:
      "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."
  4. (intransitive) To assent; to consent.[1]

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Noun

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grant (plural grants)

  1. The act of granting or giving
    Synonyms: concession, allowance
    the grant of permission for a project
  2. The yielding or admission of something in dispute.[1]
  3. The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon.[1]
    I got a grant from the government to study archeology in Egypt.
  4. (law) A transfer of property by deed or writing; especially, an appropriation or conveyance made by the government.[1]
    a grant of land or of money
  5. The deed or writing by which such a transfer is made.[1]
  6. (informal) An application for a grant (monetary boon to aid research or the like).

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 “grant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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Czech

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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grant m inan

  1. grant (the thing or property granted; a gift; a boon)
    dotace a granty z evropských fondů ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    požádat o a získat grant od grantové agentury ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

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Declension of grant (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative grant granty
genitive grantu grantů
dative grantu grantům
accusative grant granty
vocative grante granty
locative grantu grantech
instrumental grantem granty

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Further reading

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  • “grant”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • grant in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz

Franco-Provençal

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin grandis.

Adjective

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grant (feminine granta or grant, masculine plural grants, feminine plural grantes or grants) (ORB, broad)

  1. large
    Antonyms: pègno, petiôt, petit

Derived terms

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References

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  • grand in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
  • grant in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Friulian

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Alternative forms

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  • grand (alternative orthography)

Etymology

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From Latin grandis, grandem.

Adjective

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grant

  1. big, large

Middle French

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Adjective

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grant m or f (plural grans)

  1. (early Middle French) Alternative form of grand

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Adjective

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grant

  1. neuter singular of grann

Old French

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Alternative forms

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  • graunt (late Anglo-Norman spelling)

Etymology

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    From Latin grandis, grandem.

    Adjective

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    grant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular grant or grande, comparative maior, superlative grandisme)

    1. big, large
      • c. 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, Champion Classiques edition, →ISBN, page 168, line 2021:
        plaint sa mesaise e sa grant peine
        she lamented her suffering and her great pain

    Declension

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    Declension of grant
    Number Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
    Singular Subject granz grant (later grande) grant
    Oblique grant grant (later grande) grant
    Plural Subject grant granz (later grandes) grant
    Oblique granz granz (later grandes) grant

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    Descendants

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    • Middle French: grand
      • French: grand
      • Norman: grand
      • Picard: grand
      • → English: grand

    Old Spanish

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    Alternative forms

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    • grand (alternative spelling)

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    Adjective

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    grant m or f (plural grandes)

    1. Apocopic form of grande; great; big; large.
      • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 18r:
        Fue el dia t̃cero al alba dela man. ⁊ vinẏerõ truenos ⁊ relãpagos ⁊ nuf grȧt ſobrel mõt.
        On the morning of the third day there came thunder and flashes of lightning and a great cloud upon the mountain.

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    Polish

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    Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia pl

    Etymology

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    Borrowed from English grant.

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    Noun

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    grant m inan (related adjective grantowy)

    1. (law) grant (fund given by a person or organisation, often a public body, charitable foundation, a specialised grant-making institution, or in some cases a business with a corporate social responsibility mission, to an individual or another entity, usually, a non-profit organisation, sometimes a business or a local government body, for a specific purpose linked to public benefit)
      Coordinate terms: dofinansowanie, dotacja, subsydium, subwencja
    2. research, artistic, or social project that is funded by a grant obtained through a competition

    Declension

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    Declension of grant
    singular plural
    nominative grant granty
    genitive grantu grantów
    dative grantowi grantom
    accusative grant granty
    instrumental grantem grantami
    locative grancie grantach
    vocative grancie granty

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    nouns

    Further reading

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    • grant in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • grant in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Swedish

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    Adjective

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    grant

    1. indefinite neuter singular of grann
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