grant

grant
1 noun (C) an amount of money given to someone, especially by the government for a particular purpose: We're hoping to get a grant from the local council for the project. | student grant (=a grant to pay for a student's education at university) 2 verb (T)
1 formal to give someone something that they have asked for, especially official permission to do something: grant sb sth: The Norton consortium has been granted permission to build a shopping mall. | grant sb's request: Your request for housing benefit has been granted.
2 to admit that something is true although it does not make much difference to your opinion: I grant you: Darren's not an intellectual, I grant you, but he does work hard. | granted (=used when you admit that what someone has said is true): Granted, we don't want to scare them, but it's time we applied some pressure.
3 take it for granted (that) to believe that something is true without making sure: Sorry! I just took it for granted that you'd want to come.
4 take sb/sth for granted to expect that someone will always be there when you need them and never show them any special attention or thank them: I'm sick and tired of my husband taking me for granted!

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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