given

[ giv-uhn ]

verb

1. past participle of give.

adjective

1. stated, fixed, or specified:

   at a given time.

2. addicted or disposed (often followed by to ):

   given to making snide remarks.

3. bestowed as a gift; conferred.
4. assigned as a basis of calculation, reasoning, etc.:

   Given A and B, C follows.

5. Mathematics. known or independently determined:

   a given magnitude.

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

noun

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

given

/ ˈɡɪvən /

verb

1. the past participle of give

adjective

1. postpositivefoll byto tending (to); inclined or addicted (to)
2. specific or previously stated
3. assumed as a premise
4. maths known or determined independently

   a given volume

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

noun

1. an assumed fact
2. philosophy the supposed raw data of experience See also sense datum

Other Words From

• self-given adjective
• un·given adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of given¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, for the adjective

Example Sentences

I think we handled it as well as we could have, given the exigencies of production.

From The Daily Beast

As it currently stands, the Via Dolorosa follows the account given in the Gospel of John.

From The Daily Beast

I think you need to understand the history to understand where you are at a given moment.

From The Daily Beast

And so, he says he left prison without proper ID, just his release papers and the “dress-out gear” he was given by the state.

From The Daily Beast

Still, I wish that DuVernay had given us more about those who are less famous besides a scene where they all eat dinner together.

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Many so-called "humming tones" are given for practice, but in accepting them observe whether the foregoing principle is obeyed.

From Project Gutenberg

The king was struck with horror at the description I had given him of those terrible engines, and the proposal I had made.

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After about the forty-fifth year it becomes gradually less; after seventy-five years it is about one-half the amount given.

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The weight percentage can be found by referring to Purdy's tables, given later.

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Given one more Division we might try: as things are, my troops won't cover the mileage.

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