given
given Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Specified, fixed, or stated in advance as a basis for calculation or discussion.
"All participants must complete the obstacle course within a given period of time."
Bestowed or conferred upon an individual at birth or baptism, distinguishing a personal name from a family surname.
"Please enter your family name first, followed by your given name on the registration form."
Assumed as an established fact, premise, or starting point in an argument or investigation.
"In this economic model, consumer demand is treated as a given factor rather than a variable."
Inclined, disposed, or habitually prone to a particular behavior or tendency (usually followed by 'to').
"He is a quiet scholar who is not given to making dramatic public statements."
• preposition
Taking into account; considering as a relevant factor or circumstance.
"Given the complexity of the legal case, the judge granted the defense an additional week to prepare."
• verb
To freely transfer the possession of something to someone, or to provide, supply, or bestow (past participle of give).
"The university has given scholarships to hundreds of promising students over the past decade."
• noun
A known or established fact, condition, or assumption that is taken for granted as a basis for reasoning.
"In modern software development, the need for strong cybersecurity is simply a given."
Word Nuance & Usage
When followed by a noun phrase, 'given' functions as a preposition (e.g., 'Given the rain, we stayed indoors'), whereas when followed by a clause, it typically combines with 'that' to form the compound conjunction 'given that'.
• Rhymes for given
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'given', representing the past participle of 'give', influenced by Old Norse 'gefinn' (from 'gefa') which replaced the native Old English form 'giefen'.