{
    "term": "grant",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "grant",
            "heSheIt": "grants"
        },
        "pastSimple": "granted",
        "pastParticiple": "granted",
        "ingForm": "granting"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to agree to give somebody what they ask for, especially formal or legal permission to do something",
            "sensetop": "grant somethinggrant somebody somethinggrant something to somebody/something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "My request was granted.",
                    "contextForm": "grant something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **rights** expressly **granted **by the terms of the lease"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The judge **granted an injunction** preventing the newspaper from printing the names."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was **granted permission** to visit the palace.",
                    "contextForm": "grant somebody something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was granted a divorce."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The court **granted** him **leave** to appeal."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was **granted a licence** to mine in the area."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bank finally granted me a £500 loan."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bank finally granted a £500 loan to me.",
                    "contextForm": "grant something to somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "These lands had been granted to the family in perpetuity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Permission is hereby granted to reproduce this material."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Planning permission was finally granted in October."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The judge refused to grant him bail."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The law effectively grants the company immunity from prosecution."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her wish was granted."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Planning permission for the development was granted last week."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The contract was granted to an Australian company."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government granted an amnesty to all political prisoners."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Law and justice"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["expressly", "specifically", "automatically"],
                "verb + grant": ["agree to", "decide to", "refuse to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to admit to somebody that something is true, although you may not like or agree with it",
            "sensetop": "grant somebodygrant (somebody) (that)…",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's a smart woman, I grant you, but she's no genius.",
                    "contextForm": "grant somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I grant you (that) it looks good, but it’s not exactly practical.",
                    "contextForm": "grant (somebody) (that)…"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["expressly", "specifically", "automatically"],
                "verb + grant": ["agree to", "decide to", "refuse to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be so used to somebody/something that you do not recognize their true value any more and do not show that you are grateful",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her husband was always there and she just took him for granted."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We take having an endless supply of clean water for granted."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to believe something is true without first making sure that it is",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I just took it for granted that he'd always be around."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She seemed to take it for granted that I would go with her to New York."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɡrɑːnt/",
                "audio": "gr/grant/grant__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɡrɑːnts/",
                "audio": "gr/grant/grants__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɡrɑːntɪd/",
                "audio": "gr/grant/granted__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɡrɑːntɪŋ/",
                "audio": "gr/grant/granting__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɡrænt/",
                "audio": "gr/grant/grant__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɡrænts/",
                "audio": "gr/grant/grants__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɡræntɪd/",
                "audio": "gr/grant/granted__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɡræntɪŋ/",
                "audio": "gr/grant/granting__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French granter ‘consent to support’, variant of creanter ‘to guarantee’, based on Latin credere ‘entrust’."
}