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grant

/ɡˈɹænt/GRANT
/ɡˈɹænt/GRANT

Meaningto promise, assure

Common meaning: to give

Other meanings: to allow

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchcraanter‘to assure’source
  2. Middle Englishgrauntensource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto assure → to givegrant‘to give’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French craanter ‘to promise, assure’.

Roots

  • craanter Old French “to promise, assure”

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