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Granted vs Provide - What's the difference?

granted | provide |

As verbs the difference between granted and provide

is that granted is (grant) while provide is to make a living; earn money for necessities.

As an adverb granted

is .

As a preposition granted

is (used to mark the premise of a syllogistic argument).

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

    Anagrams

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    provide

    English

    Verb

    (provid)
  • To make a living; earn money for necessities.
  • It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage.
  • To act to prepare for something.
  • To establish as a previous condition; to stipulate.
  • The contract provides that the work be well done.
    I'll lend you the money, provided that you pay it back by Monday.
  • To give what is needed or desired, especially basic needs.
  • Don't bother bringing equipment, as we will provide it.
    We aim to provide the local community with more green spaces.
  • To furnish (with), cause to be present.
  • * Arbuthnot
  • Rome was well provided with corn.
  • To make possible or attainable.
  • He provides us with an alternative option.
  • * Milton
  • Bring me berries, or such cooling fruit / As the kind, hospitable woods provide .
  • (obsolete, Latinism) To foresee.
  • (Ben Jonson)
  • To appoint to an ecclesiastical benefice before it is vacant. See provisor .
  • (Prescott)

    Derived terms

    * provider

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