given, granted
(adjective) acknowledged as a supposition; âgiven the engineâs condition, it is a wonder that it startedâ
disposed, apt(p), given, minded, tending
(adjective) (usually followed by âtoâ) naturally disposed toward; âhe is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportantâ; âI am not minded to answer any questionsâ
given, presumption, precondition
(noun) an assumption that is taken for granted
give
(verb) estimate the duration or outcome of something; âHe gave the patient three months to liveâ; âI gave him a very good chance at successâ
give, pay, devote
(verb) dedicate; âgive thought toâ; âgive priority toâ; âpay attention toâ
give
(verb) allow to have or take; âI give you two minutes to respondâ
give
(verb) guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion; âYou gave me to think that you agreed with meâ
give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote
(verb) give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; âShe committed herself to the work of Godâ; âgive oneâs talents to a good causeâ; âconsecrate your life to the churchâ
give
(verb) manifest or show; âThis student gives promise of real creativityâ; âThe office gave evidence of tamperingâ
give, throw
(verb) convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; âThrow a glanceâ; âShe gave me a dirty lookâ
give, pay
(verb) convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; âDonât pay him any mindâ; âgive the ordersâ; âGive him my best regardsâ; âpay attentionâ
give, render
(verb) bestow; âgive homageâ; ârender thanksâ
feed, give
(verb) give food to; âFeed the starving children in Indiaâ; âdonât give the child this tough meatâ
give, yield
(verb) be flexible under stress of physical force; âThis material doesnât giveâ
render, yield, return, give, generate
(verb) give or supply; âThe cow brings in 5 liters of milkâ; âThis yearâs crop yielded 1,000 bushels of cornâ; âThe estate renders some revenue for the familyâ
give, yield
(verb) cause to happen or be responsible for; âHis two singles gave the team the victoryâ
establish, give
(verb) bring about; âThe trompe lâoeil-illusion establishes depthâ
hold, throw, have, make, give
(verb) organize or be responsible for; âhold a receptionâ; âhave, throw, or make a partyâ; âgive a courseâ
collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder
(verb) break down, literally or metaphorically; âThe wall collapsedâ; âThe business collapsedâ; âThe dam brokeâ; âThe roof collapsedâ; âThe wall gave inâ; âThe roof finally gave under the weight of the iceâ
give
(verb) transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; âI gave her my moneyâ; âcan you give me lessons?â; âShe gave the children lots of love and tender loving careâ
give
(verb) leave with; give temporarily; âCan I give you my keys while I go in the pool?â; âCan I give you the children for the weekend?â
give, gift, present
(verb) give as a present; make a gift of; âWhat will you give her for her birthday?â
pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
(verb) place into the hands or custody of; âhand me the spoon, pleaseâ; âTurn the files over to me, pleaseâ; âHe turned over the prisoner to his lawyersâ
give
(verb) convey or reveal information; âGive oneâs nameâ
impart, leave, give, pass on
(verb) transmit (knowledge or skills); âgive a secret to the Russiansâ; âleave your name and address hereâ; âimpart a new skill to the studentsâ
contribute, give, chip in, kick in
(verb) contribute to some cause; âI gave at the officeâ
give
(verb) cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; âShe gave him a black eyeâ; âThe draft gave me a coldâ
grant, give
(verb) bestow, especially officially; âgrant a degreeâ; âgive a divorceâ; âThis bill grants us new rightsâ
yield, give, afford
(verb) be the cause or source of; âHe gave me a lot of troubleâ; âOur meeting afforded much interesting informationâ
sacrifice, give
(verb) endure the loss of; âHe gave his life for his childrenâ; âI gave two sons to the warâ
afford, open, give
(verb) afford access to; âthe door opens to the patioâ; âThe French doors give onto a terraceâ
give
(verb) emit or utter; âGive a gulpâ; âgive a yelpâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
given
past participle of give
given
Considering; taking into account.
given (plural givens)
A condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.
given (comparative more given, superlative most given)
Already arranged.
Currently discussed.
Particular, specific.
Assumed as fact or hypothesis.
(with to) Prone, disposed.
• vigen-
Given (plural Givens)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Given is the 8784th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3733 individuals. Given is most common among White (92.37%) individuals.
• vigen-
Source: Wiktionary
Giv"en,
Definition: p. p. & a. from Give, v.
1. (Math. & Logic)
Definition: Granted; assumed; supposed to be known; set forth as a known quantity, relation, or premise.
2. Disposed; inclined; -- used with an adv.; as, virtuously given. Shak.
3. Stated; fixed; as, in a given time. Given name, the Christian name, or name given by one's parents or guardians, as distinguished from the surname, which is inherited. [Colloq.]
Give, v. t. [imp. Gave; p. p. Given; p. pr. & vb. n. Giving.] Etym: [OE. given, yiven, yeven, AS. gifan, giefan; akin to D. geven, OS. g, OHG. geban, Icel. gefa, Sw. gifva, Dan. give, Goth. giban. Cf. Gift, n.]
1. To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up or allow. For generous lords had rather give than pay. Young.
2. To yield possesion of; to deliver over, as property, in exchange for something; to pay; as, we give the value of what we buy. What shall a man give in exchange for his soul Matt. xvi. 26.
3. To yield; to furnish; to produce; to emit; as, flint and steel give sparks.
4. To communicate or announce, as advice, tidings, etc.; to pronounce; to render or utter, as an opinion, a judgment, a sentence, a shout, etc.
5. To grant power or license to; to permit; to allow; to license; to commission. It is given me once again to behold my friend. Rowe. Then give thy friend to shed the sacred wine. Pope.
6. To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to show; as, the number of men, divided by the number of ships, gives four hundred to each ship.
7. To devote; to apply; used reflexively, to devote or apply one's self; as, the soldiers give themselves to plunder; also in this sense used very frequently in the past participle; as, the people are given to luxury and pleasure; the youth is given to study.
8. (Logic & Math.)
Definition: To set forth as a known quantity or a known relation, or as a premise from which to reason; -- used principally in the passive form given.
9. To allow or admit by way of supposition. I give not heaven for lost. Mlton.
10. To attribute; to assign; to adjudge. I don't wonder at people's giving him to me as a lover. Sheridan.
11. To excite or cause to exist, as a sensation; as, to give offense; to give pleasure or pain.
12. To pledge; as, to give one's word.
13. To cause; to make; -- with the infinitive; as, to give one to understand, to know, etc. But there the duke was given to understand That in a gondola were seen together Lorenzo and his amorous Jessica. Shak. To give away, to make over to another; to transfer. Whatsoever we employ in charitable uses during our lives, is given away from ourselves. Atterbury.
– To give back, to return; to restore. Atterbury.
– To give the bag, to cheat. [Obs.] I fear our ears have given us the bag. J. Webster.
– To give birth to. (a) To bear or bring forth, as a child. (b) To originate; to give existence to, as an enterprise, idea.
– To give chase, to pursue.
– To give ear to. See under Ear.
– To give forth, to give out; to publish; to tell. Hayward.
– To give ground. See under Ground, n.
– To give the hand, to pledge friendship or faith.
– To give the hand of, to espouse; to bestow in marriage.
– To give the head. See under Head, n.
– To give in. (a) To abate; to deduct. (b) To declare; to make known; to announce; to tender; as, to give in one's adhesion to a party.
– To give the lie to (a person), to tell (him) that he lies.
– To give line. See under Line.
– To give off, to emit, as steam, vapor, odor, etc.
– To give one's self away, to make an inconsiderate surrender of one's cause, an unintentional disclosure of one's purposes, or the like. [Colloq.] -- To give out. (a) To utter publicly; to report; to announce or declare. One that gives out himself Prince Florizel. Shak. Give out you are of Epidamnum. Shak. (b) To send out; to emit; to distribute; as, a substance gives out steam or odors.
– To give over. (a) To yield completely; to quit; to abandon. (b) To despair of. (c) To addict, resign, or apply (one's self). The Babylonians had given themselves over to all manner of vice. Grew.
– To give place, to withdraw; to yield one's claim.
– To give points. (a) In games of skill, to equalize chances by conceding a certain advantage; to allow a handicap. (b) To give useful suggestions. [Colloq.] -- To give rein. See under Rein, n.
– To give the sack . Same as To give the bag.
– To give and take. (a) To average gains and losses. (b) To exchange freely, as blows, sarcasms, etc.
– To give time (Law), to accord extension or forbearance to a debtor. Abbott.
– To give the time of day, to salute one with the compliment appropriate to the hour, as "good morning." "good evening", etc.
– To give tongue, in hunter's phrase, to bark; -- said of dogs.
– To give up. (a) To abandon; to surrender. "Don't give up the ship." He has . . . given up For certain drops of salt, your city Rome. Shak. (b) To make public; to reveal. I'll not state them By giving up their characters. Beau. & Fl. (c) (Used also reflexively.) -- To give up the ghost. See under Ghost.
– To give one's self up, to abandon hope; to despair; to surrender one's self.
– To give way. (a) To withdraw; to give place. (b) To yield to force or pressure; as, the scaffolding gave way. (c) (Naut.) To begin to row; or to row with increased energy. (d) (Stock Exchange). To depreciate or decline in value; as, railroad securities gave way two per cent.
– To give way together, to row in time; to keep stroke.
Syn.
– To Give, Confer, Grant. To give is the generic word, embracing all the rest. To confer was originally used of persons in power, who gave permanent grants or privileges; as, to confer the order of knighthood; and hence it still denotes the giving of something which might have been withheld; as, to confer a favor. To grant is to give in answer to a petition or request, or to one who is in some way dependent or inferior.
Give, v. i.
1. To give a gift or gifts.
2. To yield to force or pressure; to relax; to become less rigid; as, the earth gives under the feet.
3. To become soft or moist. [Obs.] Bacon .
4. To move; to recede. Now back he gives, then rushes on amain. Daniel.
5. To shed tears; to weep. [Obs.] Whose eyes do never give But through lust and laughter. Shak.
6. To have a misgiving. [Obs.] My mind gives ye're reserved To rob poor market women. J. Webster.
7. To open; to lead. [A Gallicism] This, yielding, gave into a grassy walk. Tennyson. To give back, to recede; to retire; to retreat. They gave back and came no farther. Bunyan.
– To give in, to yield; to succumb; to acknowledge one's self beaten; to cease opposition. The Scots battalion was enforced to give in. Hayward. This consideration may induce a translator to give in to those general phrases. Pope.
– To give off, to cease; to forbear. [Obs.] Locke.
– To give on or upon. (a) To rush; to fall upon. [Obs.] (b) To have a view of; to be in sight of; to overlook; to look toward; to open upon; to front; to face. [A Gallicism: cf. Fr. donner sur.] Rooms which gave upon a pillared porch. Tennyson. The gloomy staircase on which the grating gave. Dickens.
– To give out. (a) To expend all one's strength. Hence: (b) To cease from exertion; to fail; to be exhausted; as, my feet being to give out; the flour has given out.
– To give over, to cease; to discontinue; to desist. It would be well for all authors, if they knew when to give over, and to desist from any further pursuits after fame. Addison.
– To give up, to cease from effort; to yield; to despair; as, he would never give up.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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