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{
"term": "grant",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "grant",
"heSheIt": "grants"
},
"pastSimple": "granted",
"pastParticiple": "granted",
"ingForm": "granting"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to agree to give somebody what they ask for, especially formal or legal permission to do something",
"sensetop": "grant somethinggrant somebody somethinggrant something to somebody/something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "My request was granted.",
"contextForm": "grant something"
},
{
"text": "the **rights** expressly **granted **by the terms of the lease"
},
{
"text": "The judge **granted an injunction** preventing the newspaper from printing the names."
},
{
"text": "I was **granted permission** to visit the palace.",
"contextForm": "grant somebody something"
},
{
"text": "She was granted a divorce."
},
{
"text": "The court **granted** him **leave** to appeal."
},
{
"text": "He was **granted a licence** to mine in the area."
},
{
"text": "The bank finally granted me a £500 loan."
},
{
"text": "The bank finally granted a £500 loan to me.",
"contextForm": "grant something to somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "These lands had been granted to the family in perpetuity."
},
{
"text": "Permission is hereby granted to reproduce this material."
},
{
"text": "Planning permission was finally granted in October."
},
{
"text": "The judge refused to grant him bail."
},
{
"text": "The law effectively grants the company immunity from prosecution."
},
{
"text": "Her wish was granted."
},
{
"text": "Planning permission for the development was granted last week."
},
{
"text": "The contract was granted to an Australian company."
},
{
"text": "The government granted an amnesty to all political prisoners."
}
],
"topics": ["Law and justice"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["expressly", "specifically", "automatically"],
"verb + grant": ["agree to", "decide to", "refuse to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to admit to somebody that something is true, although you may not like or agree with it",
"sensetop": "grant somebodygrant (somebody) (that)…",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She's a smart woman, I grant you, but she's no genius.",
"contextForm": "grant somebody"
},
{
"text": "I grant you (that) it looks good, but it’s not exactly practical.",
"contextForm": "grant (somebody) (that)…"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["expressly", "specifically", "automatically"],
"verb + grant": ["agree to", "decide to", "refuse to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be so used to somebody/something that you do not recognize their true value any more and do not show that you are grateful",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Her husband was always there and she just took him for granted."
},
{
"text": "We take having an endless supply of clean water for granted."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to believe something is true without first making sure that it is",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I just took it for granted that he'd always be around."
},
{
"text": "She seemed to take it for granted that I would go with her to New York."
}
],
"topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɡrɑːnt/",
"audio": "gr/grant/grant__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɡrɑːnts/",
"audio": "gr/grant/grants__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈɡrɑːntɪd/",
"audio": "gr/grant/granted__gb_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈɡrɑːntɪŋ/",
"audio": "gr/grant/granting__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɡrænt/",
"audio": "gr/grant/grant__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɡrænts/",
"audio": "gr/grant/grants__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈɡræntɪd/",
"audio": "gr/grant/granted__us_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈɡræntɪŋ/",
"audio": "gr/grant/granting__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French granter ‘consent to support’, variant of creanter ‘to guarantee’, based on Latin credere ‘entrust’."
}