grant

Syllabification: (grant)

Pronunciation: /grant/

Definition of grant

[with two objects]

1agree to give or allow (something requested) to:a letter granting them permission to smoke
give (a right, power, property, etc.) formally or legally to:the amendment that granted women the right to vote

2agree or admit to (someone) that (something) is true:he hasn’t made much progress, I’ll grant you that

1a sum of money given by an organization, especially a government, for a particular purpose.
formal the action of granting something:we had to recommend the grant or refusal of broadcasting licenses
Law a legal conveyance or formal conferment:a grant of land a grant of probate

Phrases

take someone/something for granted: fail to appreciate someone or something that is very familiar or obvious:the comforts that people take for granted she took him for granted
take something for granted: assume that something is true without questioning it:those companies challenged beliefs that everyone else took for granted

Middle English: from Old French granter 'consent to support', variant of creanter 'to guarantee', based on Latin credere 'entrust'

Definition of grant in the British & World English dictionary