given
[ giv-uh n ]
/ ˈgɪv ən /
verb
past participle of give.
adjective
noun
an established fact, condition, factor, etc.
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given
/ (ˈɡɪvən) /
verb
the past participle of give
adjective
noun
an assumed fact
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given
past participle adjective, late 14c., "allotted, predestined," from give; also with a noun sense of "fate," reflecting an important concept in pagan Germanic ideology (Old English had giefeðe in this sense). The modern sense of "what is given, known facts" is from 1879. Given name (1827) so called because given at baptism.
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given to
Tending toward, inclined to, as in She was given to eating crackers in bed. [Late 1500s]
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