given
verb
past participle of give.
givens
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pluralof given.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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His thinking begins instead with three separate givens: God, world, human being.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
They call each other wives, because in 2025 same-sex marriage and parenting are givens, not distant fantasies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2025
But coach Bev Priestman suggested that growing parity means there are no givens.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 17, 2023
It is only in such moments, when the musical acknowledges its givens, that it comes to life.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2021
The givens, all I’d been taught, fell away like so many covers when you sit up in bed.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
