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Deserve vs Granted - What's the difference?

deserve | granted |

As verbs the difference between deserve and granted

is that deserve is to be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have while granted is past tense of grant.

As an adverb granted is

Used to concede a point, often before stating some contrasting information.

As a preposition granted is

used to mark the premise of a syllogistic argument
  • (obsolete) To serve; to treat; to benefit.
  • *Massinger
  • *:A man that hath / So well deserved me.

    • Synonyms

    * merit * See also

    Usage notes

    * This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive . See

    Related terms

    * desert * serve somebody right

    External links

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    granted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (grant)
  • Given, awarded.
    • He was granted a patent on his invention.

    Adverb

    (-)
  • .
    • He's a good student and usually does well. Granted , he did fail that one test, but I think there were good reasons for that.
    ''"You haven't been a very good father." "Granted ."

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • (used to mark the premise of a syllogistic argument)
    • Granted that he has done nothing wrong, he should be set free.
    Granted the lack of evidence, we can make no such conclusion.

    Synonyms

    * (used to mark the premise of an argument) given

    See also

    * take for granted

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