grant
/ɡɹænt/ verb B1- To give (permission or wish). · He was granted permission to attend the meeting.· The genie granted him three wishes
- To give (bestow upon or confer, particularly in answer to prayer or request).
- To agree with (someone) on (something); to accept (something) for the sake of argument; to admit to (someone) that (something) is true.
- To assent; to consent.
Plural grant · He/she/it grants · Past granted · Past participle granted · -ing form granting
Verb forms
- Base form
- grant
- He/she/it
- grants
- Past
- granted
- Past participle
- granted
- -ing form
- granting
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Overcome by the pain of her injury, Anne had one more of her wishes granted to her.
He said he will grant you an audience, if you so desire; but each one of you must enter his presence alone, and he will admit but one each day.
Now, should any letters or other documents of a compromising character be found upon him, will it not be taken for granted that all who uphold him are his accomplices?”
“I never grant favors without some return,” said Oz; “but this much I will promise.
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