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Dictionary: giv·en   (gĭv'ən) pronunciation
v.
Past participle of give.

adj.
    1. Specified; fixed: We will meet at a given time and location.
    2. Granted as a supposition; acknowledged or assumed: Given the condition of the engine, it is a wonder that it even starts.
  1. Having a tendency; inclined: My neighbor is given to lavish spending.
  2. Bestowed as a gift; presented.
  3. Law. Issued on a specified date. Used of legal documents.
n.
Something assumed or taken for granted. Often used in the plural.


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adjective

    Having or showing a tendency or likelihood: apt, disposed, inclined, liable, likely, prone. See likely/unlikely.

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adj

Definition: likely
Antonyms: disinclined, unlikely


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To have put into the possession or keeping of another person.

pronunciation Nothing is given so willingly as advice. — Duc de La Rochefoucauld, (1613-1680), French writer and moralist who insisted that self-interest dominates men's actions.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - givet, skænket
prep. - på grundlag af, tage hensyn til
n. - noget givet

idioms:

  • given name    fornavn

Nederlands (Dutch)
gegeven, geneigd, gedateerd, (aan)gezien

Français (French)
adj. - donné, avoir tendance à
prep. - étant donné, (Math) soit, à supposer que
n. - tendance, fait connu

idioms:

  • given name    prénom

Deutsch (German)
prep. - im Hinblick auf, angesichts
n. - Gegebenheit, Faktum
adj. - gegeben, ergeben, vorausgesetzt

idioms:

  • given name    Vorname

Ελληνική (Greek)
prep. - δεδομένου (ότι)
n. - δεδομένο
adj. - δεδομένος

idioms:

  • given name    βαπτιστικό/μικρό όνομα

Italiano (Italian)
dato

idioms:

  • given name    nome proprio di persona

Português (Portuguese)
prep. - dado de presente, propenso, emitido em uma data específica
n. - dado (m) (Mat.)
adj. - fixado, determinado

idioms:

  • given name    nome (m) de batismo

Русский (Russian)
нечто данное, факт, данный, подаренный, обусловленный, склонный, при наличии, с учетом

idioms:

  • given name    имя (в противоположность фамилии)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - conocido, supuesto, determinado, fijado, aficionado a, regalado
prep. - en vista de, dado que
n. - hecho, condición o factor establecido

idioms:

  • given name    nombre de pila

Svenska (Swedish)
prep. - givet (att), förutsatt (att), daterad (i officiella skrivelser)
n. - det givna, det antagna
adj. - given, bestämd

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
赠予的, 约定的, 沉溺的, 如果有, 考虑到, 假如, 假定的事实, 已知的事实

idioms:

  • given name    名

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 贈予的, 約定的, 沈溺的
prep. - 如果有, 考慮到, 假如
n. - 假定的事實, 已知的事實

idioms:

  • given name    名

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 주어진, 일정한, 버릇이 있는
prep. - 주어진
n. - 가정

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 与えられた, 一定の, …にふける, 習慣がある, 既知の, 作成された

idioms:

  • be given the floor    発言権を得る
  • be given to understand    知らせる
  • get/be given the gate    拒否する, 解雇する
  • given name    洗礼名

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شيء مفترض, محدد (صفه) محدد, مفترض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נתון, מוסכם, מסויים‬
prep. - ‮בהנחה ש-‬
n. - ‮נתון, עובדה‬


 
 
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