given
verb
[ ˈɡɪv(ə)n ]
• past participle of give.
given
adjective
• specified or stated.
• "they gathered at a given time"
Similar:
specified,
stated,
designated,
set,
particular,
specific,
named,
identified,
delineated,
prescribed,
agreed,
appointed,
decided,
prearranged,
predetermined,
• inclined or disposed to.
• "she was not often given to anger"
• (of a document) signed and dated.
• "this given under my hand this thirtieth day of October"
given
preposition
• taking into account.
• "given the complexity of the task, they did a good job"
Similar:
considering,
taking into consideration,
taking into account,
in view of,
bearing in mind,
giving consideration to,
keeping in mind,
in the light of,
making allowances for,
assuming,
given
noun
• a known or established fact or situation.
• "at a couture house, attentive service is a given"
give
verb
• freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone).
• "she gave him presents and clothes"
Similar:
present with,
provide with,
supply with,
furnish with,
gift with,
hand,
let someone have,
offer,
proffer,
award,
grant,
bestow,
accord,
confer,
donate,
contribute,
put up,
hand over,
turn over,
make over,
leave,
will,
bequeath,
pledge,
vouchsafe,
lend,
slip,
fork out,
shell out,
lay out,
cough up,
stump up,
ante up,
pony up,
• cause or allow (someone or something) to have or experience (something); provide with.
• "you gave me such a fright"
Similar:
allow,
permit,
let have,
grant,
accord,
offer,
show,
display,
set out,
set forth,
indicate,
detail,
give details of,
list,
cause,
be a source of,
make,
create,
occasion,
administer,
deliver,
deal,
inflict,
impose,
• carry out or perform (a specified action).
• "I gave a bow"
• yield as a product or result.
• "milk is sometimes added to give a richer cheese"
• concede (something) as valid or deserved in respect of (someone).
• "give him his due"
• state or put forward (information or argument).
• "he did not give his name"
• alter in shape under pressure rather than resist or break.
• "that chair doesn't give"
Origin:
Old English giefan, gefan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch geven and German geben .
