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Definition
grant1 Show phoneticsverb
1 GIVE [T] FORMAL to give or allow someone something, usually in an official way
[+ two objects] to grant someone a licence/visa
2 ADMIT [T] FORMAL to admit or agree that something is true
She's a good-looking woman, I grant you.
3
to not show that you are grateful for someone or something, and forget that you are lucky to have them
Most of us take our freedom for granted.
4
to believe that something is true without checking or thinking about it
[+ (that)] I took it for granted that we'd be invited.
