| 单词 | grant |
| 释义 | grant —grantable, adj. —grantedly, adv. —granter, n. /grant, grahnt/, v.t. 1. to bestow or confer, esp. by a formal act: to grant a charter. 2. to give or accord: to grant permission. 3. to agree or accede to: to grant a request. 4. to admit or concede; accept for the sake of argument: I grant that point. 5. to transfer or convey, esp. by deed or writing: to grant property. 6. take for granted, a. to accept without question or objection; assume: Your loyalty to the cause is taken for granted. b. to use, accept, or treat in a careless or indifferent manner: A marriage can be headed for trouble if either spouse begins to take the other for granted. n. 7. something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land: Several major foundations made large grants to fund the research project. 8. the act of granting. 9. Law. a transfer of property. 10. a geographical unit in Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire, originally a grant of land to a person or group of people. [1175-1225; ME gra(u)nten < OF graunter, var. of CRËANTER < VL *credentare, v. deriv. of L credent-, s. of credens, prp. of credere to believe] Syn. 1. award, vouchsafe. 2. See give. 7, 8. concession, bequest. 8. conveyance. Ant. 1, 2. receive. |
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