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given

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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Plain form
give

Third-person singular
gives

Past tense
gave

Past participle
given

Present participle
giving

  1. The past participle of give.
    On any given day, you're likely to see her there.

Preposition

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Preposition
given

  1. Given means if is true, happened, exists, etc.
    Given our current problems, I don't think we can spend any more.
    Given a number, we can find another number that is bigger.
  2. Given that-clause means in consideration of the fact that-clause.
    Given that they are inexperienced, they've done a good job.

Adjective

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Positive
given

Comparative
more given

Superlative
most given

  1. If someone is given to doing something, they do it regularly.
    My father's given to making long speeches about when he was a boy.
  2. If someone is given to something, they wear, use, or do it often.
    When she got older, she was given to elegant clothes and long speeches.

Noun

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Singular
given

Plural
givens

  1. A given is something that you accept as true.
    We need to make a decision about where we will live after this, but selling this house is a given.