26984 words

grant

10 definitions • 29 examples
1
an amount of money given especially by the government to a person or organization for a special purpose:

Examples:

a student/research grant
[ + to infinitive ] They gave/awarded her a grant to study abroad for one year.
2
to give or allow someone something, usually in an official way:

Examples:

[ + two objects ] They granted her an entry visa.
He was granted asylum.
formal She granted their request/wish.
3
to accept that something is true, often before expressing an opposite opinion:

Examples:

grant that I grant that it must have been upsetting but even so I think she overreacted.
I grant you I grant you (= it is true that), it's a difficult situation but I feel sure he could have handled it more sensitively.
4
to believe something to be the truth without even thinking about it:

Examples:

I didn't realize that Melanie hadn't been to college - I suppose I just took it for granted.
5
If you take situations or people for granted, you do not realize or show that you are grateful for how much you get from them:

Examples:

One of the problems with relationships is that after a while you just take each other for granted.
6
to give, agree to give, or do something that another person has asked for, esp. as an official or formal act:

Examples:

7
to accept that something is true, often before expressing an opposite or disapproving opinion:

Examples:

[ + (that) clause ] I grant you (that) it must have been upsetting, but even so I think he made too big a deal of it.
8
a sum of money given by the government, a university, or a private organization to another organization or person for a special purpose:

Examples:

a research/study grant
9
an amount of money that is given to a person or an organization for a special purpose, especially by a government:

Examples:

a grant from sb/sth The research laboratory was set up with a grant from the Department of Health.
a grant for sth The company received a $10,000 grant for software development.
award/give sb a grant They were awarded a grant for stem cell research.
get/be given/receive a grant
be eligible for/qualify for a grant
You can apply for a grant to upgrade your IT systems.
a research/study grant
a grant application
10
to legally or officially give or allow something:

Examples:

grant permission to do sth Only the city council can grant permisssion to build on that site.
grant sth to sb/grant sb sth The authorities have granted special licenses to companies who are pioneering communications technology.
grant sb access/rights The draft agreement will grant the airline several other new rights within Europe.
grant sb a loan/mortgage
grant a licence/patent
grant sb citizenship/a visa/asylum

Navigation