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giv·en

(gĭv′ən)

Past participle of give.

adj.

a. Specified; fixed: We will meet at a given time and location.

b. Granted as a supposition; acknowledged or assumed: Given the condition of the engine, it is a wonder that it even starts.

2. Having a tendency; inclined: My neighbor is given to lavish spending.

3. Bestowed as a gift; presented.

Something assumed or taken for granted: "It's a given that the writer of short stories will be keeping his day job" (Donald E. Westlake).

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given

(ˈɡɪvən)

the past participle of give

adj

1. (foll by: to) tending (to); inclined or addicted (to)

2. specific or previously stated

3. assumed as a premise

4. (Mathematics) maths known or determined independently: a given volume.

5. (Law) (on official documents) issued or executed, as on a stated date

6. an assumed fact

7. (Philosophy) philosophy the supposed raw data of experience. See also sense datum

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giv•en

(ˈgɪv ən)

v.

1. pp. of give.

adj.

2. stated, fixed, or specified: at a given time.

3. inclined; disposed; prone (often fol. by to): given to making snide remarks.

4. bestowed as a gift; conferred.

5. assigned as a basis of calculation or reasoning: a given diameter.

6. (on official documents) executed and delivered as of the date shown.

prep.

7. taking into account some fact, condition, factor, etc.; considering: Given how hard the test was, I'm not surprised she failed.

8. an established fact, condition, factor, etc.

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Noun	1.	given - an assumption that is taken for granted presumption, precondition supposal, supposition, assumption - a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"
Adj.	1.	given - acknowledged as a supposition; "given the engine's condition, it is a wonder that it started" granted acknowledged - recognized or made known or admitted; "the acknowledged leader of the community"; "a woman of acknowledged accomplishments"; "his acknowledged error"
	2.	given - (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward; "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions" apt, tending, disposed, minded inclined - (often followed by `to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency; "wasn't inclined to believe the excuse"; "inclined to be moody"

given

adjective

1. specified, particular, specific, designated, stated, predetermined the number of accidents at this spot in a given period

2. inclined, addicted, disposed, prone, liable I am not very given to emotional displays.

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given

adjective

Having or showing a tendency or likelihood:

apt, disposed, inclined, liable, likely, prone.

Translations

مُعَيَّنمُفْتَرضين أنميّال إلى، مولَع ب، مُدْمِن على

danýje-li dánolibovat si vnáchylný kstanovený

bestemtforudsatgivethave for vane

bestimmt gegeben vorausgegeben

dado determinado

donné enclin à étant donné vu

adottmegadott

aî gefnuákveîinn, tiltekinngefinn fyrir

concesso dedito determinato donato incline

gitt oppgitt under forutsetning av forutsetning

данный

ak je dané

givengivet

belirtilmişeğimliisemeyyalsaptanmış

一定的习惯的假定的已知的

given

[ˈgɪvn]

A. PP of give

B. ADJ

1. (= fixed) [time, amount] → determinado
on a given day → en un día determinado
at any given time → en cualquier momento dado

2. to be given to doing sth → ser dado a hacer algo

C. CONJ given (that) → dado que ...
given the circumstances → dadas las circunstancias ...
given time, it would be possible → con el tiempo, sería posible

D. N → hecho m reconocido, dato m conocido

E. CPD given name N (esp US) → nombre m de pila

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given

[ˈgɪv^ən]

pp of give

adj

(= particular) → donné(e)
at any given time → à quelque moment que ce soit

(= fixed) [date, criteria] → donné(e), déterminé(e)
At the given moment we all clapped → Nous avons tous applaudi au moment convenu.
within the given time → dans les temps impartis

prep (= in view of) → étant donné
given the circumstances ... → étant donné les circonstances ..., vu les circonstances ...

conj
given that ... → étant donné que ...given name n (= first name) → prénom m

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given

ptp of give

adj

(with indef art) → bestimmt; (with def art) → angegeben; in a given period → in einem bestimmten Zeitraum; within the given period → im angegebenen Zeitraum

given name (esp US) → Vorname m

(= having inclination) to be given to something → zu etw neigen; I’m given to doing that → ich tue das gern; I’m not given to doing that → es ist nicht meine Art, das zu tun; I’m not given to drinking on my own → ich habe nicht die Angewohnheit, allein zu trinken

conj given something (= with) → vorausgesetzt, man/er etc hat etw, wenn man/er etc etw hat; (= in view of) → angesichts einer Sache (gen); given that he … (= in view of the fact) → angesichts der Tatsache, dass er …; (= assuming) → vorausgesetzt or angenommen, (dass) er …; given time, we can do it → vorausgesetzt, wir haben genug Zeit or wenn wir genug Zeit haben, können wir es schaffen; given the chance, I would … → wenn ich die Gelegenheit hätte, würde ich …; given these circumstances/conditions → unter diesen Umständen/Voraussetzungen; given these premises you can work out the answer → anhand dieser Voraussetzungen kannst du die Lösung finden; given the triangle ABC (Math) → gegeben ist or sei das Dreieck ABC

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given

[ˈgɪvn]

1. pp of give

2. adj

a. (fixed, time, amount) → dato/a, determinato/a

b. to be given to doing sth → essere incline or propenso/a a fare qc

3. conj given (that) ... → ammesso che..., supposto che...
given the circumstances ... → date le circosanze...
given time, it would be possible → se ci fosse tempo, sarebbe possibile

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give

(giv) – past tense gave (geiv) : past participle ˈgiven – verb

1. to cause to have. My aunt gave me a book for Christmas; Can you give me an opinion on this?

2. to produce (something). Cows give milk but horses do not; He gave a talk on his travels.

3. to yield, bend, break etc. This lock looks solid, but it will give under pressure.

4. to organize (some event etc). We're giving a party next week.

noun

the ability to yield or bend under pressure. This chair has a lot of give in it.

ˈgiven adjective

1. stated. to do a job at a given time.

2. (with to) in the habit of (doing) something. He's given to making stupid remarks.

3. taking (something) as a fact. Given that x equals three, x plus two equals five.

given name

(American) a personal or christian name.

give and take

willingness to allow someone something in return for being allowed something oneself.

give away

1. to give etc (something) to someone (eg because one no longer wants it). I'm going to give all my money away.

2. to cause or allow (information etc) to become known usually accidentally. He gave away our hiding-place (noun ˈgive-away: the lingering smell was a give-away).

give back

to return something. She gave me back the book that she borrowed last week.

give in

1. to stop fighting and admit defeat; to yield. The soldiers were outnumbered and gave in to the enemy.

2. to hand or bring (something) to someone (often a person in authority). Do we have to give in our books at the end of the lesson?

give off

to produce. That fire is giving off a lot of smoke.

give or take

allowing for the addition or subtraction of. I weigh sixty-five kilos, give or take a little (= approximately sixty-five kilos).

give out

1. to give, usually to several people. The headmaster's wife gave out the school prizes.

2. to come to an end. My patience gave out.

3. to produce. The fire gave out a lot of heat.

give rise to

to cause. This gives rise to a large number of problems.

give up

1. to stop, abandon. I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.

2. to stop using etc. You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.

3. to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.

4. to devote (time etc) to doing something. He gave up all his time to gardening.

5. (often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be. You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).

give way

1. to stop in order to allow eg traffic to pass. Give way to traffic coming from the right.

2. to break, collapse etc under pressure. The bridge will give way any day now.

3. to agree against one's will. I have no intention of giving way to demands like that.

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