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grant

/ɡɹænt/noun, verb1 syllable

Grant means: 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885).

Synonyms for grant26

noun, as in 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)

Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, Ulysses Simpson Grant, Hiram Ulysses Grant, President Grant

noun, as in Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)

Duncan Grant, Duncan James Corrow Grant

noun, as in the act of providing a subsidy

subsidization, subsidisation

noun, as in United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)

Cary Grant

noun, as in (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

assignment

noun, as in a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business

concession

verb, as in let have

allow, permit, let, countenance

verb, as in give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

concede, yield, cede

verb, as in be willing to concede

concede, yield

verb, as in allow to have

accord, allot

verb, as in give as judged due or on the basis of merit

award

verb, as in bestow, especially officially

give

verb, as in transfer by deed

deed over

also used for grant

concur, allowance

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What does grant mean?15

noun

1

18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)

2

Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)

3

the act of providing a subsidy

4

United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)

5

(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

6

a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business“he got the beer concession at the ball park”

7

any monetary aid

8

a right or privilege that has been granted

verb

1

let have“grant permission”

2

give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

3

be willing to concede“I grant you this much”

4

allow to have“grant a privilege”

5

give as judged due or on the basis of merit“the referee awarded a free kick to the team”

6

bestow, especially officially“grant a degree”

7

transfer by deed“grant land”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with grant?12

one syllable

plantcantauntantrantchantpantslantscant

two syllables

transplantimplantlevant
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Grant in a sentence

  • I'll grant you one request, whatever it is.rul
  • That potion will grant you eternal life, at a price.rul
  • Teenagers grant assent to medical procedures, while parents grant consent.rul
  • If you hurry, you can grant your luggage and get into the plane.lukaszpp
  • The cows grant us their milk, and the chickens grant us their eggs.Tappity
  • Granting that it is true, it does not concern me.unknown
  • Granting that you are right, we still can't approve of your plan.unknown
  • Granting that you are honest, that is no proof of your innocence.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of grant

as a noun

plural
grants

as a verb

past tense
granted
present participle
granting
third-person singular
grants
past participle
granted