given
acknowledged as a supposition
How often you will meet it
Rank 327 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 62,158 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.030% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- acknowledged as a supposition also: granted given the engine's condition, it is a wonder that it started
- (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward also: apt, disposed, minded, tending he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportantI am not minded to answer any questions
noun
- an assumption that is taken for granted also: presumption, precondition
given in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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We have given up late dinner for some time now.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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A few days before a famous speaker had given an address on an ethical subject at Yale.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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They are given to hiding a great deal, but the father in them can not be hid.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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If it is possible, begin your second rehearsal on the stage where the play is to be given.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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A few minutes later Dame Tresham was conducted to a comfortable apartment, and was given into the charge of a female attendant.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1