given
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Pronunciation[change]
Verb[change]
Plain form |
Third person singular |
Simple past |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- The past participle of give.
- On any given day, you're likely to see her there.
Preposition[change]
Preposition |
- 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.
Adjective[change]
Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- 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.
- 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[change]
- 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.