English noun: grant | |||
1. | grant (possession) any monetary aid | ||
Broader (hypernym) | aid, economic aid, financial aid | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | grant-in-aid, subsidy | ||
2. | grant (act) the act of providing a subsidy | ||
Synonyms | subsidisation, subsidization | ||
Broader (hypernym) | allocation, allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assignation, parceling, parcelling | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | award, awarding, block grant, grant-in-aid | ||
3. | grant (possession) (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance | ||
Synonyms | assignment | ||
Broader (hypernym) | transferred possession, transferred property | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | apanage, appanage, land grant | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
4. | Grant (person) Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978) | ||
Synonyms | Duncan Grant, Duncan James Corrow Grant | ||
Instance hypernym | painter | ||
Member meronym | Bloomsbury Group | ||
5. | Grant (person) United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986) | ||
Synonyms | Cary Grant | ||
Instance hypernym | actor, histrion, player, role player, thespian | ||
6. | Grant (person) 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885) | ||
Synonyms | Hiram Ulysses Grant, President Grant, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, Ulysses Simpson Grant | ||
Instance hypernym | Chief Executive, full general, general, President, President of the United States, United States President | ||
7. | grant (communication) a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business | ||
Samples | He got the beer concession at the ball park. | ||
Synonyms | concession | ||
Broader (hypernym) | contract | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | franchise | ||
8. | grant (attribute) a right or privilege that has been granted | ||
Broader (hypernym) | right | ||
English verb: grant | |||
1. | grant (possession) let have | ||
Samples | Grant permission. Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison. | ||
Synonyms | allow | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | give | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | allowance, vouchsafe | ||
Verb group | allow, countenance, let, permit | ||
Antonyms | deny, refuse | ||
2. | grant (possession) give as judged due or on the basis of merit | ||
Samples | The referee awarded a free kick to the team. The jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff. Funds are granted to qualified researchers. | ||
Examples | They grant the money to them , They grant them the money | ||
Synonyms | award | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | give | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | pension, pension off | ||
3. | grant (communication) be willing to concede | ||
Samples | I grant you this much. | ||
Synonyms | concede, yield | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE. Somebody ----s to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | agree, concord, concur, hold | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | forgive | ||
4. | grant (possession) allow to have | ||
Samples | Grant a privilege. | ||
Synonyms | accord, allot | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | give | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | enfranchise, give | ||
5. | grant (possession) bestow, especially officially | ||
Samples | Grant a degree. Give a divorce. This bill grants us new rights. | ||
Synonyms | give | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
6. | grant (possession) give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another | ||
Synonyms | cede, concede, yield | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | give | ||
7. | grant (possession) transfer by deed | ||
Samples | Grant land. | ||
Synonyms | deed over | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gift, give, present | ||