granted

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹæntɪd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹɑːntɪd/

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Verb

granted

1. simple past and past participle of grant

   He was granted a patent on his invention.

Adverb

granted (not comparable)

1. Used to concede a point or to express acknowledgment or awareness, often before stating some contrasting or competing information; used as an expression of respect to the point in question.

   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.

   "You haven't been a very good father." "Granted."

Synonyms

• admittedly

Translations

used to concede a point

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: ^{(please verify)} 雖然／虽然 (seoi¹ jin⁴)

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• German: zugegebenermaßen (de), freilich (de)
• Hungarian: (az) igaz (ugyan), hogy…
• Russian: пра́вда (ru) (právda), действительно (ru) (dejstvitelʹno), согласен (soglasen)

Adjective

granted (not comparable)

1. used to mark the premise of a syllogistic argument

   Granted that he has done nothing wrong, he should be set free.

   Granted the lack of evidence, we can make no such conclusion.

Synonyms

• (used to mark the premise of an argument): given

Translations

Used to mark the premise of a syllogistic argument

See also

• take for granted

Anagrams

• drag-net, dragnet