given

See also: Given and ȝiven

English

Alternative forms

• giv'n (obsolete or poetic)

Etymology

Morphologically give +‎ -n.

Pronunciation

• enPR: gĭvʹən, IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪv.ən/

• Audio (US):

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• Hyphenation: giv‧en
• Rhymes: -ɪvən

Verb

given

1. past participle of give

Preposition

given

1. Considering; taking into account.

   Given the current situation, I don't think that's possible.

Translations

considering, taking into account

• Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can
• Czech: vzhledem k (cs)
• Esperanto: konsidere
• Finnish: ottaen huomioon
• French: étant donné (fr), vu (fr)
• Hebrew: בהינתן
• Italian: tenendo conto, alla luce di, visto (it)
• Polish: ze względu na (pl)
• Portuguese: dado (pt)
• Romanian: la (ro), dat fiind
• Russian: учи́тывая (ru) (učítyvaja)
• Serbo-Croatian: uzimajući u obzir
• Slovene: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: dado (es), ya que (es), habida cuenta de, teniendo en cuenta, a la vista de
• Swedish: med tanke på (sv)
• Walloon: veyanmint (wa)

Noun

given (plural givens)

1. A condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.

   When evaluating this math problem, don't forget to read the givens.

Translations

condition assumed to be true

• Czech: (daný) fakt (cs) m, axiom (cs) m, postulát (cs) m
• Finnish: olettama (fi)
• French: postulat (fr) m, donnée de départ f, prémisse (fr) f, énoncé (fr) m
• Greek: δεδομένο (el) n (dedoméno)
• Italian: dato (it) m, presupposto (it) m
• Norwegian: gitt (no), forutsetning (no) c
• Spanish: postulado (es) m, obviedad (es) f
• Swedish: given (sv) c, givet (sv) n

Adjective

given (comparative more given, superlative most given)

1. Already arranged.

   If eventually we can't make it at the given time, we'll phone you to let you know, don't worry.

2. Currently discussed. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
3. Particular, specific.

   No more than three people can be in that space at a given time.

4. Assumed as fact or hypothesis.

   Given that we will get the resources, what do we want to achieve?

6. (with to) Prone, disposed.

   He was given to taking a couple of glasses of port at his club.

Translations

already arranged

• Belarusian: да́дзены (dádzjeny), да́ны (dány)
• Bulgarian: да́ден (bg) (dáden)
• Czech: daný (cs) m
• Hungarian: adott (hu)
• Polish: dany (pl)
• Russian: да́нный (ru) (dánnyj)
• Swedish: given (sv)
• Ukrainian: да́ний (uk) (dányj)

currently discussed

• Belarusian: да́дзены (dádzjeny), да́ны (dány)
• Bulgarian: настоя́щ (bg) (nastojášt), да́ден (bg) (dáden)
• Czech: daný (cs) m
• Finnish: kyseinen (fi)
• German: vorliegend (de)
• Hungarian: adott (hu)
• Polish: dany (pl)
• Russian: да́нный (ru) (dánnyj), настоя́щий (ru) (nastojáščij)
• Slovene: dan (sl)
• Ukrainian: да́ний (uk) (dányj)

particular, specific

• Bulgarian: конкре́тен (bg) (konkréten)
• Danish: given (da)
• Finnish: tietty (fi)
• Hungarian: adott (hu)
• Ngazidja Comorian: fulani
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: gitt (no)

  Nynorsk: gitt

• Russian: конкре́тный (ru) (konkrétnyj)
• Swahili: fulani (sw)
• Swedish: given (sv)

Derived terms

• aforegiven
• at any given moment
• given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow
• given man
• given name
• givenness
• given that
• given time
• given to
• God-given
• pregiven
• ungiven
• zero fucks given

Anagrams

• vigen-

Danish

Etymology

See give.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡ̊iːʋən], [ˈɡ̊iːʊn]

Verb

given

1. past participle common singular of give

Adjective

given (neuter givent, plural and definite singular attributive givne)

1. certain

Adjective

given

1. without a doubt, undoubted
2. common, typical

Inflection

Inflection of given

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	given	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	givent	—	—2
plural	givne	—	—2
definite attributive1	givne	—	—

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

• givet

Middle English

Alternative forms

• gifen, geven

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡivən/, /ˈɡeːvən/

Verb

given (simple past gaf)

1. Alternative form of yiven (influenced by Old Norse)

Descendants

• English: give
• Scots: gie, geve, gewe, gif, gyf, gefe
• Yola: gee

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Participle

given

1. past participle of ge

Adjective

given (not comparable)

1. given
2. which goes without saying, which is obvious

   Han har en given plats i landslaget.

   It goes without saying that he has a place in the national team

   (literally, “He has a given place in the national team”)

   Det är givet

   That's a given

   (literally, “That is given”)

Declension

Inflection of given

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	given	—	—
neuter singular	givet	—	—
plural	givna	—	—
masculine plural2	givne	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	givne	—	—
all	givna	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• ta för givet (“take for granted”)

Noun

given

1. definite singular of giv

Verb

given

1. (obsolete) second-person plural present indicative of ge
2. (archaic or dialectal) second-person plural imperative of ge

   Tagen därför ifrån honom hans pund, och given det åt den som har de tio punden.

   Take therefore the talent from him, and give [it] unto him which hath ten talents. (Matthew 25:28)

References

• given in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• given in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• given in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• envig, givne, vinge