given

American  

[giv-uhn] / ˈgɪv ən /

verb

1. past participle of give.

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adjective

1. stated, fixed, or specified.

   at a given time.

2. addicted or disposed (often followed byto ).

   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 British  

/ ˈɡɪvən /

verb

1. the past participle of give

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adjective

1. 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 Word Forms

• self-given adjective
• ungiven adjective

Etymology

Origin of given

First recorded in 1350–1400, for the adjective

Example Sentences

Traders are at a loss to find buyers for all these idle barrels, especially given the ample supply of oil in global markets.

From The Wall Street Journal

Through Van Der Beek’s wistful performance, viewers were given a window through which to grapple with betrayal, death, heartbreak and a litany of bad decisions.

From Los Angeles Times

Chief Justice John W. Kittredge opened the hearing, which would allow each side roughly twice the regularly allotted time given the complexity of the case.

From The Wall Street Journal

The result at Anfield appears to have given City and Guardiola renewed belief that they are capable of chasing down Arsenal, despite not being at their rampant best this season.

From BBC

It's a perspective shift, he tells Emma Barnett's Ready to Talk podcast, that he "wouldn't change" - even if given the chance to return to his old life.

From BBC