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given
[ giv-uhn ]
adjective
- stated, fixed, or specified:
at a given time.
- addicted or disposed (often followed by to ):
given to making snide remarks.
- bestowed as a gift; conferred.
- assigned as a basis of calculation, reasoning, etc.:
Given A and B, C follows.
- Mathematics. known or independently determined:
a given magnitude.
- (on official documents) executed and delivered as of the date shown.
noun
- an established fact, condition, factor, etc.
given
/ ˈɡɪ±¹É™²Ô /
verb
- the past participle of give
adjective
- postpositivefoll byto tending (to); inclined or addicted (to)
- specific or previously stated
- assumed as a premise
- maths known or determined independently
a given volume
- (on official documents) issued or executed, as on a stated date
noun
- an assumed fact
- philosophy the supposed raw data of experience See also sense datum
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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- ³Ü²Ô·²µ¾±±¹î€½Ä²Ô adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of given1
Example Sentences
The last five years have given us a fresh appreciation for calm, and Calm.
But there were question marks as to whether a foul should have been given when Lewis-Skelly and Harrison came together in the box.
No one, after all, has ever given a nickname to a bunch of guys who hit .225 or a team that finished in the middle of the standings.
But given the logistical difficulty of direct rule by millions of citizens, it is nearly inevitable that some charismatic demagogue will claim to embody the crowd’s general will.
Asked what she would do next, she said: "I was given a conditional discharge. I will continue my fight for free speech."
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