given

[ giv-uh n ]

/ ˈgɪv ən /

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verb

past participle of give.

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.

OTHER WORDS FROM given

self-giv·en, adjective un·giv·en, adjective

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given

/ (ˈɡɪvən) /

verb

the past participle of give

adjective

(postpositive foll by to) 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

Idioms and Phrases with given to

given to

Tending toward, inclined to, as in She was given to eating crackers in bed. [Late 1500s]

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