Word of the Day: Grant
To grant is to give something of importance or value to another person or to a group.
- The students were granted more time by their teacher to finish their project.
- The young artist was granted a stipend to create a mural.
- The government granted money to a community group to build a recreation center for neighborhood youth.
- Residents of the United States are granted certain protections under the Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
- Aladdin was granted any wish by a powerful genie whom Aladdin rescued from a lamp.
- People are not always happy after their wishes have been granted.
- The Make a Wish foundation grants wishes to children with terminal illnesses.
The word “grant” is also a noun. In this case a grant is an amount of money provided by the government.
- The teacher received a grant to do some research.
- The government provided a block grant to the county for a neighborhood redevelopment project.
- A community group received a grant to restore an old historic building.
The expression “taken for granted” is extremely common in English. When a person fails to honor or recognize the importance of another person or a thing, than we say that it is taken for granted.
take for granted / took for granted / taken for granted
- Members of the community took for granted the value of their police department until they could no longer afford to keep it.
- We all took for granted the 300-year-old church until it was consumed by a fire.
- Denise is mad at her husband because she says he takes her granted.
- Not everyone has access to a good education, so you should never take it for granted.
- Don’t take your health for granted. You should try to take care of yourself.
Note: Ulysses S. Grant was a famous general during the American Civil War. He later become the 18th President of the United States.
Essential English Dictionary
Visit the Popular English Words Beginning with G page to see the list of all words starting with letter G. For seeing the HiCafe dictionary, visit the Popular English Words with Meaning page.
