grant

[US]/ɡrɑːnt/
[UK]/ɡrænt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. to bestow, allow, acknowledge, agree
n. government funding, scholarship, official award.

Phrases & Collocations

grant permission

grant funding

grant application

grant proposal

take for granted

government grant

land grant

hugh grant

miss grant

research grant

grant hill

matching grant

Example Sentences

a grant of land.

a grant of probate.

they will grant you asylum.

grant a marriage licence

the first instalment of a grant for housing.

to grant sb. permission to do sth.

to grant the truth of what sb. says

the aggregate amount of grants made.

granted the franchise to all citizens.

federal grants for medical research.

a disposer of grants and subsidies.

the grant system's widespread use as a tax dodge.

they were granted a meeting.

was clearly indisposed to grant their request.

Real-world Examples

The Times has been granted an exclusive interview.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

My stubborn companion hadn't granted me this courtesy.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

Turner, meanwhile, had been granted a great honour.

Source: The Power of Art - Joseph Mallord William Turner

Was Anne's petition for her sainthood granted?

Source: Selected Confessions of an American Bride

Over the past decade, thousands of patents have been granted for what are called business methods.

Source: Past exam papers of the English reading section for the postgraduate entrance examination (English I).

They have already been granted protected status in Greece.

Source: CRI Online October 2020 Collection

There are so many kinds of grants.

Source: Past English Major Level 4 Listening Exam Questions (with Translations)

On the other hand, you were lucky to be granted credits.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 9

So we take this just completely for granted.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2015 Collection

We got the grant, three years, all expenses paid.

Source: Friends Season 1 (Edited Version)

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