granted

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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.

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