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grant

释义

grant

noun countable

UK /ɡrɑːnt/

Word Forms

singular	grant
plural	grants

1
an amount of money that the government or an organization gives you for a specific purpose and does not ask you to pay back. Money that you have to pay back is called a loan
They’ve applied for a grant from the lottery.
a research grant
Synonyms and related words
Grants and allowances
allowance
annuity
award

grant

noun countable

US /ɡrænt/

Word Forms

singular	grant
plural	grants

1
an amount of money that the government or an organization gives you for a specific purpose and does not ask you to pay back. Money that you have to pay back is called a loan
She received a grant from the MacArthur Foundation.
a research grant
Synonyms and related words
Grants and allowances
allowance
annuity
award

grant

verb transitive

UK /ɡrɑːnt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	grant
he/she/it	grants
present participle	granting
past tense	granted
past participle	granted

1
formalto allow someone to have or do what they want
If permission is granted, they’ll start building soon.
The Board has refused to grant your request.
grant something to someone:
Irish nationalists urged the British government to grant an amnesty to all political prisoners.
grant someone something:
On April 30, the club granted him a leave of absence for personal reasons.
grant someone’s wish:
His wish had finally been granted.
Synonyms and related words
To give someone permission to do something
permit
allow
approve
2
to admit that something is true
I grant you (that):
‘This thing never works!’ ‘Well, not very often, I grant you.’
You’re thorough, I grant you that, but we don’t need all this detail.
Synonyms and related words
To admit that something is true
admit
grant
concede

phrases

take someone for granted

take something for granted

grant

verb transitive

US /ɡrænt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	grant
he/she/it	grants
present participle	granting
past tense	granted
past participle	granted

1
formalto allow someone to have or do what they want
If permission is granted, they’ll start building soon.
The Board has refused to grant your request.
grant something to someone:
Irish nationalists urged the British government to grant an amnesty to all political prisoners.
grant someone something:
On April 30, the club granted him a leave of absence for personal reasons.
grant someone’s wish:
His wish had finally been granted.
Synonyms and related words
To give someone permission to do something
permit
allow
approve
2
to admit that something is true
I grant you (that):
“This thing never works!” “Well, not very often, I grant you.”
You’re thorough, I grant you that, but we don’t need all this detail.
Synonyms and related words
To admit that something is true
admit
grant
concede

phrases

take someone for granted

take something for granted

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