grant

[grant]

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

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To give over; to make conveyance of; to give the possession or title of; to convey; -- usually in answer to petition.

Noun
the act of providing a subsidy

Noun
a right or privilege that has been granted

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

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

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

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

Noun
(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

Noun
any monetary aid

Verb
be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"

Verb
allow to have; "grant a privilege"

Verb
let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"

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transfer by deed; "grant land"

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give on the basis of merit; "Funds are granted to qualified researchers"

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

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bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"


v. t.
To give over; to make conveyance of; to give the possession or title of; to convey; -- usually in answer to petition.

v. t.
To bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give.

v. t.
To admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede.

v. i.
To assent; to consent.

v. t.
The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission.

v. t.
The yielding or admission of something in dispute.

v. t.
The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon.

v. t.
A transfer of property by deed or writing; especially, au appropriation or conveyance made by the government; as, a grant of land or of money; also, the deed or writing by which the transfer is made.


Grant

Grant , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Granted; p. pr. & vb. n. Granting.] [OE. graunten, granten, OF. graanter, craanter, creanter, to promise, yield, LL. creantare to promise, assure, for (assumed LL.) credentare to make believe, fr. L. credens, p. pr. of credere to believe. See Creed, Credit.] 1. To give over; to make conveyance of; to give the possession or title of; to convey; -- usually in answer to petition.
Grant me the place of this threshing floor.
2. To bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give.
Wherefore did God grant me my request.
3. To admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede.
Grant that the Fates have firmed by their decree.
Syn.-- To give; confer; bestow; convey; transfer; admit; allow; concede. See Give.

Grant

Grant, v. i. To assent; to consent. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Grant

Grant, n. [OE. grant, graunt, OF. graant, creant, promise, assurance. See Grant, v. t.] 1. The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission. 2. The yielding or admission of something in dispute. 3. The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon. 4. (Law) A transfer of property by deed or writing; especially, au appropriation or conveyance made by the government; as, a grant of land or of money; also, the deed or writing by which the transfer is made. &hand; Formerly, in English law, the term was specifically applied to transfrrs of incorporeal hereditaments, expectant estates, and letters patent from government and such is its present application in some of the United States. But now, in England the usual mode of transferring realty is by grant; and so, in some of the United States, the term grant is applied to conveyances of every kind of real property. Bouvier. Burrill.

To give over; to make conveyance of; to give the possession or title of; to convey; -- usually in answer to petition.

To assent; to consent.

The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring; concession; allowance; permission.

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Usage Examples

Grant that I may not pray alone with the mouth help me that I may pray from the depths of my heart.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.

Fear not and the God of mercies grant a full gale and a fair entry into His kingdom, which may carry sweetly and swiftly over the bar, that you find not the rub of death.

Americans chose a limited government that exists to protect our rights, not to grant them.

Grant that the true organ with which the beautiful is apprehended is the imagination, and it follows that all arts are likely to affect the feelings indirectly.

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Other Usage Examples

But our society does not grant nontraditional forms of intelligence equal recognition, no matter how much it would help us get along or truly enrich our lives.

And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee, the fountain of all wisdom and to appear forever before Thy face.

Heaven grant us patience with a man in love.

Goethe died in 1832. As you know, Goethe was very active in science. In fact, he did some very good scientific work in plant morphology and mineralogy. But he was quite bitter at the way in which many scientists refused to grant him a hearing because he was a poet and therefore, they felt, he couldn't be serious.

God grant you the strength to fight off the temptations of surrender.

Although it has been said by men of more wit than wisdom, and perhaps more malice than either, that women are naturally incapable of acting prudently, or that they are necessarily determined to folly, I must by no means grant it.

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