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verb [transitive] British English pronunciation: grant

/ɡrɑːnt/

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

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1
formal to 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.
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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.
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phrases

take someone for granted
to expect someone to always be there and do things for you even when you do not show that you are grateful
I shouted at my boss because I’m sick of being taken for granted.
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take something for granted
to expect something always to happen or exist in a particular way, and to not think about any possible problems or difficulties
Losing my job taught me never to take anything for granted.
take it for granted (that):
You can’t take it for granted that they’ll behave themselves.
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