granted
verbadverbadjectivecommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈɡɹɑːntɪd//
- United States//ˈɡɹæntɪd//
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.
verb
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Also a form of grantsimple past and past participle of grant
He was granted a patent on his invention.
adverb
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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.
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.
"You haven't been a very good father." "Granted."
Granted it's a long shot, but I might win at that.
adjective
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used to mark the premise of a syllogistic argument
Granted that he has done nothing wrong, he should be set free.
Granted the lack of evidence, we can make no such conclusion.
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