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单词 given
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given1 verbgiven2 adjectivegiven3 prepositiongiven4 noun
givengiv‧en1 /ˈɡɪvən/ verb Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto be given something
to be given something without having to ask for it or pay for it: · What did you get for your birthday?· You get a free CD with this magazine.get something from somebody: · Here's the card I got from Jane.
formal to be given something, especially officially: · Did Caroline receive an invitation?· You will receive your credit card in approximately two weeks.receive something from somebody/something: · She received an honorary degree from Harvard in 1990.
to be given something, especially by someone in authority: · He was given a ten-year jail sentence.· Why shouldn't disabled people be given the chance to compete in the Games?· Sarah was given the opportunity to study at the Cooper Union School of Art.
to be given a prize, especially by an important organization, for something that you have achieved: · The restaurant was awarded four stars in the 'Good Food Guide'.· Yasunari Kawabata was the first Japanese writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize for literature.
to be given someone's money or property after they die: · Who will inherit the house when he dies?· The ten richest women in the UK all inherited their wealth.inherit something from somebody: · She inherited the money from her mother.
to get a particular punishment
to be officially given a punishment: · He deserves to get at least 10 years in prison.· You'll probably just get a fine.· McLean was given a life sentence for his part in the bombing.
formal to be given a particular punishment by a court, especially a severe punishment: be condemned to 20 years/life imprisonment etc: · Thomas McMahon was condemned to life imprisonment for killing Lord Mountbatten.be condemned for murder/robbery/theft etc: · He was taken away after being condemned for robbery and armed assault.be condemned to death: · Lewis was condemned to death after a trial lasting a year and a half.condemned man/woman/prisoner (=someone who is condemned to death): · The prison rules allow no communication with a condemned man.
when a situation affects what happens or what you do
use this to say that you think something should happen because of the situation now: · Normally I would have gone straight home, but under the circumstances I thought I should check on my mother.· Under the circumstances, I think the only thing you can do is apologize.· In the circumstances, it might be better if I gave the lecture rather than you.
use this when you think that something is not surprising if you consider the situation it happened in: · They tried to contact everyone and given the circumstances, I think they did very well.· Given the situation, the police officer's reaction is understandable.
use this when you are saying that something is necessary, impossible, difficult etc because of the present situation, which is not very good: · The way things are, we hardly ever manage to go out together except at the weekend.· The way things are at work, I'm surprised more people haven't quit.
use this when the situation now is different from the situation you expected or needed: · We were hoping to finish by 5 o'clock, but as it is, we'll be lucky to finish by 8!· Why start an argument? You're in enough trouble as it is!
use this when something happens, is true, or must be done because of the way the situation is now, although the situation may change in the future: · People talk about the British constitution, but as things stand there is no real constitution.· We may get a few more applicants, but the way things stand Mr. Davis looks like the best candidate.
especially British if something happens by force of circumstances , it happens differently from the way you expect or intend because the situation has changed: · By force of circumstances, I found myself having to share an office with my previous manager.· Force of circumstances compelled the senator to retire in 1934.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 an issue that wasn’t given an airing during the campaign
· Magistrates adjourned the case until June 9 and Smith was granted bail.
 Jack looked like someone had given him a black eye.
 The Defense Department has given its blessing to the scheme.
 The new manager will be given carte blanche as long as she can increase the company’s profits.
(=if there is an opportunity to do something)· Goats will eat anything, given half a chance.
(=if you had a choice)· Given the choice, I probably wouldn’t work.
(=because there are particular constraints on something)· Given the constraints on space in the city, most people live in tiny apartments.
 They feel they haven’t been given a fair crack of the whip.
(=be legally allowed to have it)· The court will decide who will be given custody.
 The new owner had given the pub a facelift.
 Being given first aid at the scene of the accident probably saved his life.
(=the right to do something without asking anyone else’s opinion)
(=the right to do something without asking anyone else’s opinion) The protesters have no God-given right to disrupt the life of the city.
 Many kids would sleep till noon given half a chance.
(=be treated as a hero when you arrive somewhere)· The team were given a hero’s welcome when they returned to the city.
 The oil crisis has given the government quite a jolt.
(=at any particular time)· There was no variety at all - you knew exactly what you would be doing at any given moment of the week.
 Safety must be given precedence.
· Younger women artists are now getting wider recognition.
 They’ve never actually given anyone the sack.
 A number of employers have already given their seal of approval to the scheme.
(=assume that something is correct or certain, because you are sure that this is the case) It isn’t official yet, but you can take it as read that you’ve got the contract.
 The project was finally given the thumbs up.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► get/be given your cards
  • Besides, under the circumstances, the risk had to be taken.
  • Especially under the circumstances and all.
  • He made some measure of pass at me. Given the circumstances of a cheese dip, it was cheering.
  • He said that he felt that its terms were the best obtainable under the circumstances.
  • Perhaps under the circumstances it made sense to remain in the one place.
  • Their disciplined behavior under the circumstances impressed my father.
  • Well given the circumstances who can blame them.
► God-given► take a hammering/be given a hammering► be given/get your marching orders► get/be given a bad press► get/be given short shrift► with time/given time
 the past participle of give
given1 verbgiven2 adjectivegiven3 prepositiongiven4 noun
givengiven2 ●○○ adjective [only before noun] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • They didn't meet me at the given time.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Set size the width of the type body of a given point size.
  • These were to identify, but not describe or interpret, the stylistic devices present in a given text.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 There are thought to be around 10,000 young homeless Scots in London at any given time.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 an issue that wasn’t given an airing during the campaign
· Magistrates adjourned the case until June 9 and Smith was granted bail.
 Jack looked like someone had given him a black eye.
 The Defense Department has given its blessing to the scheme.
 The new manager will be given carte blanche as long as she can increase the company’s profits.
(=if there is an opportunity to do something)· Goats will eat anything, given half a chance.
(=if you had a choice)· Given the choice, I probably wouldn’t work.
(=because there are particular constraints on something)· Given the constraints on space in the city, most people live in tiny apartments.
 They feel they haven’t been given a fair crack of the whip.
(=be legally allowed to have it)· The court will decide who will be given custody.
 The new owner had given the pub a facelift.
 Being given first aid at the scene of the accident probably saved his life.
(=the right to do something without asking anyone else’s opinion)
(=the right to do something without asking anyone else’s opinion) The protesters have no God-given right to disrupt the life of the city.
 Many kids would sleep till noon given half a chance.
(=be treated as a hero when you arrive somewhere)· The team were given a hero’s welcome when they returned to the city.
 The oil crisis has given the government quite a jolt.
(=at any particular time)· There was no variety at all - you knew exactly what you would be doing at any given moment of the week.
 Safety must be given precedence.
· Younger women artists are now getting wider recognition.
 They’ve never actually given anyone the sack.
 A number of employers have already given their seal of approval to the scheme.
(=assume that something is correct or certain, because you are sure that this is the case) It isn’t official yet, but you can take it as read that you’ve got the contract.
 The project was finally given the thumbs up.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· Witnesses have already given descriptions of the pair who were seen having what appeared to be a heated argument.· Mr. Ashdown I think that I have already given way a reasonable number of times.· As the examples already given illustrate, most of the protests concerned what the conservatives saw as government weakness.· But it seems he had already given reward enough with his charming behaviour.· But Descartes had already given answers to objections such as these.· But this has already given rise to concern about hidden or back-door sponsorship.· You've already given notice to the work-force, though you haven't paid them their dues.· I have already given examples of different characteristics evolving for different reasons.
· We were also given presentations outlining progress to date since the merger and plans for the future.· The distinction between the intermediate and the aggravated offence has also given rise to adverse comment.· The 1986 Act and the 1988 Education Act have also given governors more power over schools than previously.· The teacher was also given time to prepare for the interview.· Garden tour operators are also given tours.· In both the causal task and the temporal task the children were also given items using so instead of because.· Skinner was also given responsibility for liaising closely with the troika at the apex of Bush's re-election campaign.· He was also given concurrent youth custody sentences of five years, three years and one year.
NOUN
· Shortlisted parties will also be given access to the vendors' various professional advisers to obtain information and to discuss specific areas.· Users should not be given access to this account.· Where possible the public are given access to enjoy the land for recreation.· The Purchaser can be given access to the documents and take its own view.· Each user is given access rights to the server's files.· We are not given access to her private emotional struggles, but we are clear that she can not reject social values.· The most severely-handicapped may be able to benefit from pictures and music, if they are given access to them.
· Unlike the Magistrates' Court, the Crown Court's jurisdiction is not limited to a given area.· In practice, for a given area to remain in isostatic equilibrium, there would always be a limiting factor.· This is particularly so within a given area.· We could possibly arrange sub-contractors if anyone was interested in taking up the job in a given area.· Of course, they dealt with a given area, and quite successfully.
· A woman who had just given birth was being lifted off a stretcher.· This horse has just given birth to a foal. b. This mare has just given birth to a foal.· To think that the selfsame parents could have given birth to the two of us, she says.· What good was this love that she should never have given birth to?· Meg had just given birth to a baby.· The degree of glucose intolerance for any given birth weight was influenced independently by body mass index in adulthood.· She's just given birth to daughter Rosie.
· Although this is complex to analyse, the average times are easily checked in any given case.· The Commission can also be given cases where two or more distinct firms by implicit collusion operate to restrict competition.· However, Poulantzas would presumably argue that in any given case the course of events is determined by antecedent factors.· Nevertheless, there does seem to be ample latitude in determining how many tests will be conclusive in a given case.· It is not always easy to identify the ratio decidendi of a given case.
· Latent inhibition will show context-specificity when the only training given has been non-reinforced presentations of the stimulus in a given context.· This may partly explain why a speaker or writer opts for a marked theme in a given context.
· Are managers of nurses given information about annual leave arrangements of other staff?· Is it one at which they will simply be given information by the teacher in role?· Presuppositions contribute to that given information.· You have always said that you think it important that this House should be given information first.· Those questioned were also concerned that they were not given information on exactly how their tax liability was worked out.· You will be given information about the charges.· Mr Reynolds was also given information about the operation and what would happen to him afterwards so that he knew what to expect.
· They could expect to receive a given level of real resources and plan accordingly for the medium term.· They will of course be subject to a number of conditions such as inter alia a given level of profits and due diligence.· Where there are definite intuitions about which elements belong at a given level, we may speak of substantive levels.· One way of calculating this figure is to compare the dose from given levels of contamination of polonium-210 and iodine-131.
· The girls in question are Michelle and Lisa Taylor, two sisters who were given life sentences for murder earlier this year.· The crudest joke against the human race lies in that sweaty farce by which we are first formed and given life.· I know now that there is every reason for joy at the thought of the day on which I was given life.· He starts with the idea of a hard, cold seed being woken by the sun and given life by the sun.
· At any given moment most such bands can be expected to contain no incestuous members.· At a given moment finite time came into existence out of infinite time.· I would have needed an air traffic control centre to keep track of where everyone was at any given moment.· To find out which position line, to or from the beacon, the aircraft is on at any given moment.· There was no variety at all - you knew exactly what you would be doing at any given moment of the week.· Whatever Jenny was involved in at any given moment took up the whole of her.· She is whatever the majority of men regard as sexy at any given moment.· Babergh starkly illustrates the brittleness of its prosperity at any given moment.
· Feds all used their given names, whatever their rank.· The Director was the only one who was called by anything but his given name.· He developed what psychologists might describe as a reluctance to address members of his family by their given names or titles.
· Tenants who refuse to accept leases are given notice to quit and find themselves on the streets after years of loyal service.· We also sometimes wish that we were given notice about the arrangements being made for us, and were consulted.· You've already given notice to the work-force, though you haven't paid them their dues.· He was given notice that when his employment at Hendon terminated, he could be re-employed at Ruislip as a tester.· Any respondent to the proposed application is likely to be given notice of hearing of any request for leave.· Where neither attend despite being given notice of the appointment, the court may refuse to make directions.
· In either application, the device is intended to provide a means of systematically ordering the subdivisions of a given number.· An auxiliary listed under a given number may be applied to any subdivision of that number.· Note that Table 7.5 only applies to the given number of records per track while Fig. 7.18 is more general.· Numerical Documents or files are given numbers and are filed in number order.· Excited, she rang the given number.· For a given number of information arrivals, there is zero correlation between volatility and volume.· She knew what results in work a given number of them would produce in a given space of time.· The wrapping machine was pre-set to wrap a given number of biscuits.
· At any given period, their art will be on show somewhere across the world.· We will pay you £5.00 if we fail to respond within the given periods. 3.· The materials manager does not purchase all the material he could possibly need in a given period.· None the less, certain collectivities acquire a certain salience or pertinence in relation to the dominant political issues of a given period.· You can then go through the filing cabinets to locate the files that have not been stamped within a given period.· Sole Agency One agent has exclusive selling rights for a given period.· Again, files that have not been worked on in a given period can be selected.· During the given period of time, exposure to the decisions of others communicates some of the information these decision-makers originally lacked.
· Only VIPs and foreign diplomatic missions are given permission to utilise such dishes.· In one concession by the government on Dec. 28, it was given permission to publish its own newspaper, Rilindja Demokratika.· David Ashford, who's a teacher, had even been given permission to take twelve weeks off work.· It's the first time students have been given permission to broadcast outside a campus.· He said the management at the site hadn't given permission for welding on the oil tank.· Russell Ferrante has been given permission by the High Court to ask for a second inquest into his son's death.· In 1947 he was given permission by the Fourth International to form an independent Labour Party entry group.
· Yet pragmatics tends only to examine how meaning develops at a given point.· Set size the width of the type body of a given point size.· The three colour laser Doppler Anemometer measures in three dimensions how fast a fluid is travelling past a given point.· At any given point in time, however, such sites may offer latent potential to the developer.· Spaces with more than two dimensions require more than a single parameter to describe the Gaussian curvature at a given point.· This convention requires careful interpretation for local vectors, i.e. vectors measured at a given point in space.
· Applications for younger scientists will be given priority, as will projects in the humanities.· On the other hand, 32 percent felt that economic growth should be given priority even if the environment suffered to some extent.· The saving of the party newspapers at this time was given priority over matters related to broadcasting and other information services.· Child abuse cases to be given priority to avoid delays and enable therapeutic help to be offered at the earliest opportunity.· If they are, these words are given priority over the other alternatives available for each word position.· Proposals likely to lead to the development of ideas or resources of use to others will be given priority.· Demand management had been given priority in preference to profitable or productive work.· A number of attractive prospects that have been identified will be given priority for early drilling.
· A single Minister will be given responsibility for coordinating London's transport services.· Blanche was given responsibility for the enquiry.· The new administration was given responsibility for preparing for the forthcoming general election and drafting a new constitution.· Some one in the occupational health department or specific tutors should be given responsibility for student welfare and be trained as counsellors.· Skinner was also given responsibility for liaising closely with the troika at the apex of Bush's re-election campaign.· It was Major Volpi who had been given responsibility for putting up road-blocks and carrying out house-to-house searches.· Chevenement was actually given responsibility for industry as well as research just under a year ago.
· Secondly, that transfer must have given rise to rights in the individual who makes it.· The distinction between the intermediate and the aggravated offence has also given rise to adverse comment.· The bad news is that a given rise in output therefore generates fewer new jobs.· But this has already given rise to concern about hidden or back-door sponsorship.· And so one species will have given rise to another.· The remaining techniques have not given rise to general-purpose instruments but have proved useful in particular experiments.· This embraces all overseas companies, but in practice this has not given rise to difficulties.· Thus there must have been initial configurations that would not have given rise to a universe like the one we see today.
· Expectations are what we consider to be reasonable behaviour, performance or decisions under a given set of circumstances.· In a gate, the output is always the same for any given set of input conditions.· This meant performing a given set of rituals at the appropriate times.· Then they know that the item conforms to a given set of environmental standards.· He makes vast series of variations on given sets of conditions.· That is in a system with a given set of factors of production and a fixed technology.
· Overlap in a given situation is more or less tolerated in some societies than in others.· We owe it to clarity to disentangle the varieties of suffering possible in a given situation.· Try to see a given situation as it truly is when not enhanced by the torture inflicted by your imagination.· Everybody from the politburo downwards should know what slogans to repeat in any given situation.· The theory states that individuals possess certain characteristics so that they are predisposed to act in a certain way within a given situation.· The difficulty is not so much in defining the content for a given situation as stating the level of performance required.· What I lose is my full ability to monitor and assess correctly a given situation.· She was not a woman who would see both sides of a question, or want to analyse a given situation.
· Staff need to be given support ... especially in the more sensitive areas.· Those most immediately affected given support.· So advanced gas-cooled reactors are given support.
· Learners are always given tasks to do whilst listening which encourages motivation and gives them a reason to listen.· An example of the tactic would be a project aimed at establishing the suitability of a material for a given task.· No discussion or analysis - except in terms of efficient achievement of the given task - can enter into such a process.
· Only 7 lines can be displayed at any given time.· It is only fair to Magnus Magnusson and the new structures that they be given time to prove themselves.· They are, no doubt, conditioned by the environment in which they live, they act in a given time and place.· Be able to calculate the interval between two given times, and the finishing time given the starting time and duration.· Well, those of his extended family that he's on speaking terms with at any given time.· On arrival at Hillsborough she was given a boisterous welcome by 150 children given time off school to greet her.· The listeners are always in control because their counterparts will run out of things to say given time.
· Mr. Ashdown I think that I have already given way a reasonable number of times.· But all had remained silent, even the rain and the wind given way to the calm after the storm.· Had she not taken her weight off them they would simply have given way.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • On any given day in the Houston area, half the hospital beds are empty.
  • However, since these charts deal with averages, they may not be appropriate for any given individual.
  • In practice this can only be achieved within the constraints of any given indexing language and system.
  • It is accepted that within any given population there are natural variations in health status.
  • Only 7 lines can be displayed at any given time.
  • Signals from the ground are passed from one satellite to another as they move across any given region.
  • These standards may vary from country to country and they may be changed from time to time within a given country.
  • This knot shape therefore never varies for any given sequence of amino acids.
  • We must weigh that in determining whether kids should watch a given show.
  • Some adults are still given to temper tantrums.
  • But when that remedy was given to a sick person exhibiting those same symptoms, it helped cure the person.
  • Consideration should be given to arranging for a banker's guarantee in the firm's favour.
  • Examination also needs to be given to the type of religious environment which permits the abuse of women to occur without reparations.
  • Extra funds were given to agricultural production, food subsidies, and housing for armed forces personnel.
  • For example, careful attention is given to communication in writing.
  • I would like my poem to be given to such a man by the Police.
  • Some thought has to be given to what is possible and it may be that time out can not be used.
  • We were young and our waking hours were given to games.
► take something as givenPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► get/be given your cards
  • Besides, under the circumstances, the risk had to be taken.
  • Especially under the circumstances and all.
  • He made some measure of pass at me. Given the circumstances of a cheese dip, it was cheering.
  • He said that he felt that its terms were the best obtainable under the circumstances.
  • Perhaps under the circumstances it made sense to remain in the one place.
  • Their disciplined behavior under the circumstances impressed my father.
  • Well given the circumstances who can blame them.
► God-given► take a hammering/be given a hammering► be given/get your marching orders► get/be given a bad press► get/be given short shrift► with time/given time
1any/a given ... any particular time, situation, amount etc that is being used as an example:  On any given day in the Houston area, half the hospital beds are empty. The rules are to be followed in any given situation.at any given time/moment There are thought to be around 10,000 young homeless Scots in London at any given time.2previously arranged SYN  specific:  The wrapping machine was pre-set to wrap a given number of biscuits. Candidates will have to give a presentation on a given topic. a game in which, at a given signal, everyone has to stand still3be given to (doing) something formal to tend to do something, especially something that you should not do:  He was a quiet man, not usually given to complaining.4take something as given to accept that something is true or exists, especially when you are developing an idea or argument:  The fact that people find change difficult is taken as given.
given1 verbgiven2 adjectivegiven3 prepositiongiven4 noun
givengiven3 preposition Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Given the number of people we invited, I'm surprised so few came.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 an issue that wasn’t given an airing during the campaign
· Magistrates adjourned the case until June 9 and Smith was granted bail.
 Jack looked like someone had given him a black eye.
 The Defense Department has given its blessing to the scheme.
 The new manager will be given carte blanche as long as she can increase the company’s profits.
(=if there is an opportunity to do something)· Goats will eat anything, given half a chance.
(=if you had a choice)· Given the choice, I probably wouldn’t work.
(=because there are particular constraints on something)· Given the constraints on space in the city, most people live in tiny apartments.
 They feel they haven’t been given a fair crack of the whip.
(=be legally allowed to have it)· The court will decide who will be given custody.
 The new owner had given the pub a facelift.
 Being given first aid at the scene of the accident probably saved his life.
(=the right to do something without asking anyone else’s opinion)
(=the right to do something without asking anyone else’s opinion) The protesters have no God-given right to disrupt the life of the city.
 Many kids would sleep till noon given half a chance.
(=be treated as a hero when you arrive somewhere)· The team were given a hero’s welcome when they returned to the city.
 The oil crisis has given the government quite a jolt.
(=at any particular time)· There was no variety at all - you knew exactly what you would be doing at any given moment of the week.
 Safety must be given precedence.
· Younger women artists are now getting wider recognition.
 They’ve never actually given anyone the sack.
 A number of employers have already given their seal of approval to the scheme.
(=assume that something is correct or certain, because you are sure that this is the case) It isn’t official yet, but you can take it as read that you’ve got the contract.
 The project was finally given the thumbs up.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► get/be given your cards
  • Besides, under the circumstances, the risk had to be taken.
  • Especially under the circumstances and all.
  • He made some measure of pass at me. Given the circumstances of a cheese dip, it was cheering.
  • He said that he felt that its terms were the best obtainable under the circumstances.
  • Perhaps under the circumstances it made sense to remain in the one place.
  • Their disciplined behavior under the circumstances impressed my father.
  • Well given the circumstances who can blame them.
► God-given► take a hammering/be given a hammering► be given/get your marching orders► get/be given a bad press► get/be given short shrift► with time/given time
 taking something into account SYN  considering:  Given the circumstances, you’ve done really well.given that Given that the patients have some disabilities, we still try to enable them to be as independent as possible.
given1 verbgiven2 adjectivegiven3 prepositiongiven4 noun
givengiven4 noun [countable] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Indeed many other art-historical givens have been rendered obsolete by pluralism and cultural diversity.
  • It enters into the work as one of the givens with which the artist begins.
  • National identities are not constant and unchanging givens.
  • The so-called laws of nature are regarded as inexorable givens.
  • They were, like this new body she was growing into, givens.
  • We might say roughly that there are two sorts of givens which we could call duties and wishes.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 The concept is taken as a given in social studies.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 an issue that wasn’t given an airing during the campaign
· Magistrates adjourned the case until June 9 and Smith was granted bail.
 Jack looked like someone had given him a black eye.
 The Defense Department has given its blessing to the scheme.
 The new manager will be given carte blanche as long as she can increase the company’s profits.
(=if there is an opportunity to do something)· Goats will eat anything, given half a chance.
(=if you had a choice)· Given the choice, I probably wouldn’t work.
(=because there are particular constraints on something)· Given the constraints on space in the city, most people live in tiny apartments.
 They feel they haven’t been given a fair crack of the whip.
(=be legally allowed to have it)· The court will decide who will be given custody.
 The new owner had given the pub a facelift.
 Being given first aid at the scene of the accident probably saved his life.
(=the right to do something without asking anyone else’s opinion)
(=the right to do something without asking anyone else’s opinion) The protesters have no God-given right to disrupt the life of the city.
 Many kids would sleep till noon given half a chance.
(=be treated as a hero when you arrive somewhere)· The team were given a hero’s welcome when they returned to the city.
 The oil crisis has given the government quite a jolt.
(=at any particular time)· There was no variety at all - you knew exactly what you would be doing at any given moment of the week.
 Safety must be given precedence.
· Younger women artists are now getting wider recognition.
 They’ve never actually given anyone the sack.
 A number of employers have already given their seal of approval to the scheme.
(=assume that something is correct or certain, because you are sure that this is the case) It isn’t official yet, but you can take it as read that you’ve got the contract.
 The project was finally given the thumbs up.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► get/be given your cards
  • Besides, under the circumstances, the risk had to be taken.
  • Especially under the circumstances and all.
  • He made some measure of pass at me. Given the circumstances of a cheese dip, it was cheering.
  • He said that he felt that its terms were the best obtainable under the circumstances.
  • Perhaps under the circumstances it made sense to remain in the one place.
  • Their disciplined behavior under the circumstances impressed my father.
  • Well given the circumstances who can blame them.
► God-given► take a hammering/be given a hammering► be given/get your marching orders► get/be given a bad press► get/be given short shrift► with time/given time
 a basic fact that you accept as being true:  Sandra will be at least 15 minutes late – that’s a given. The concept is taken as a given in social studies.
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