granted

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.3 Preposition 1.4 See also

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[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Verb

granted

1. Simple past tense and past participle of grant.
2. Given, awarded.

   He was granted a patent on his invention.

[edit] Preposition

granted

1. Used to concede a point, often before stating some contrasting information.

   He's a good student and usually does well. Granted, he did fail that one test, but I think there were good reasons for that.

   "You haven't been a very good father." "Granted."

2. You use granted that x, y to mean y is true because of x.

   Granted that he has done nothing wrong, he should be set free.

[edit] See also

• take for granted