Given

/ˈɡɪv.n̩/ · verb

Meaning

past participle of give.

Definitions by Sense

1. past participle of give
2. Considering; taking into account.
3. A condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.
4. Already arranged.
5. Currently discussed.
6. Particular, specific.
7. Assumed as fact or hypothesis.
8. (with to) Prone, disposed.

Example Sentences

Given the current situation, I don't think that's possible.

When evaluating this math problem, don't forget to read the givens.

If eventually we can't make it at the given time, we'll phone you to let you know, don't worry.

No more than three people can be in that space at a given time.

If, therefore, the amount of the annual importation into Europe can be known, and the relative proportion of the foreign commerce of the several nations by which it can be distributed can be ascertained, they give a rule sufficiently true, to ascertain the quantity of money which ought to be found in any nation, at any given time.

Thus we have a double Christ: a real Christ, and a Christ, the one of faith, who never really existed; a Christ who has lived at a given time and in a given place, and a Christ who has never lived outside the pious meditations of the believer - the Christ, for instance, whom we find in the Gospel of St. John, which is pure contemplation from beginning to end.

Most people do not act consistently. Under certain circumstances a given person acts intelligently and under different circumstances the same person will act helplessly.

Given that we will get the resources, what do we want to achieve?

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Word Forms

• giv'n
• givens
• more given
• most given

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