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Given vs Handed - What's the difference?

given | handed |

As verbs the difference between given and handed

is that given is past participle of lang=en while handed is past tense of hand.

As adjectives the difference between given and handed

is that given is already arranged while handed is with hands joined; hand in hand.

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.

    handed

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • With hands joined; hand in hand.
  • *
  • (in combination) Having a peculiar or characteristic hand.
  • *
  • Derived terms

    * back-handed * barehanded * bloody-handed * both-handed * broken-handed * cack-handed * car-handed * clean-handed * close-handed * coarse-handed * crabbed-handed * cross-handed * dead-handed * deadly-handed * deft-handed * delicate-handed * dirty-handed * double-handed * doughty-handed * dry-handed * empty-handed * even-handed * fair-handed * fast-handed * forehanded * four-handed * frank-handed * free-handed * full-handed * gawk-handed * gentle-handed * glad-handed * gouty-handed * gripe-handed * gripple-handed * ham-handed * hard-handed * heavy-handed * high-handed * hook-handed * horny-handed * hundred-handed * idle-handed * iron-handed * katy-handed * keck-handed * lady-handed * large-handed * left-handed * level-handed * light-handed * lily-handed * loose-handed * lusty-handed * many-handed * Marlborough-handed * mighty-handed * million-handed * mob-handed * myriad-handed * naked-handed * neat-handed * nimble-handed * numb-handed * off-handed * one-handed * open-handed * overhanded * partan-handed * pink-handed * powerful-handed * quick-handed * ready-handed * red-handed * right-handed * room-handed * scram-handed * second-handed * short-handed * shovel-handed * side-handed * single-handed * slack-handed * sleight-handed * spade-handed * spare-handed * steady-handed * strait-handed * strong-handed * sure-handed * swift-handed * tender-handed * thousand-handed * three-handed * toom-handed * tway-handed * two-handed * underhanded * weak-handed * well-handed * white-handed * wide-handed * worldly-handed * yare-handed

    Verb

    (head)
  • (hand)