Definición de «grant» en inglés

verb

1. (ditransitive) To give (permission or wish).

   • He was granted permission to attend the meeting.
   • The genie granted him three wishes

2. (ditransitive) To give (bestow upon or confer, particularly in answer to prayer or request).

   • He Suſpends on theſe Reaſons, that Thomas Rue had granted a general Diſcharge to Adam Muſhet, who was his Conjunct, and correus debendi, after the alleadged Service, which Diſcharged Muſhet, and conſequently Houstoun his Partner.

3. (transitive) To agree with (someone) on (something); to accept (something) for the sake of argument; to admit to (someone) that (something) is true.

   • The universe exists, said the father: somebody must have made it. If that somebody exists, said I, somebody must have made him. I grant that for the sake of argument, said the Oratorian.

4. (intransitive) To assent; to consent.

noun

1. The act of granting or giving

   • the grant of permission for a project

2. The yielding or admission of something in dispute.

3. The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon.

   • I got a grant from the government to study archeology in Egypt.

4. (law) A transfer of property by deed or writing; especially, an appropriation or conveyance made by the government.

   • a grant of land or of money

5. The deed or writing by which such a transfer is made.

6. (informal) An application for a grant (monetary boon to aid research or the like).