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Given vs Alotted - What's the difference?

given | alotted |

As verbs the difference between given and alotted

is that given is while alotted is (allot).

As adjectives the difference between given and alotted

is that given is already arranged while alotted is distributed or apportioned.

As a preposition given

is considering; taking into account.

As a noun given

is a condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.

given

English

Alternative forms

* giv'n

Verb

(head)

    • Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • Considering; taking into account.
    • Given the current situation, I don't think that's possible.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Already arranged. (rfex)
  • Currently discussed. (rfex)
  • Particular, specific.
    • No more than three people can be in that space at a given time.
  • Assumed as fact or hypothesis.
    • Given that we will get the resources, what do we want to achieve?
  • Prone, disposed.
    • He was given to taking a couple of glasses of port at his club.

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    * English adjectives ending in -en English irregular past participles ----

    alotted

    English

    Alternative forms

    allotted

    Verb

    (head)
  • (allot)
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    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • distributed or apportioned
  • assigned or designated
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    • , date=2010-10-15 , year= , first= , last= , author=Adam Serwer , authorlink= , title=Thiessen's Misleading Attack on Due Process , site=The Washington Post citation , archiveorg= , accessdate=2013-04-21 , passage=… that the Bush administration considered holding him as an enemy combatant after serving his alotted sentence. }}