Granted

//ˈɡɹæntɪd// adj, adv, verb

adj, adv, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of grant form-of, participle, past

    "He was granted a patent on his invention."

Adjective
  1. 1
    used to mark the premise of a syllogistic argument not-comparable

    "Granted that he has done nothing wrong, he should be set free."

Adjective
  1. 1
    acknowledged as a supposition wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Used to concede a point or to express acknowledgment or awareness, often before stating some contrasting or competing information; used as an expression of respect to the point in question. not-comparable

    "He's a good student and usually does well. Granted, he did fail that one test, but I think there were good reasons for that."

Synonyms

All synonyms
givenacceptedaccordedaccounted asacknowledgedadmitted

Example

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"I take it for granted that you will join."

Related phrases

take for granted

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