given

1. 1.

   an assumption that is taken for granted

   Synonymspresumptionprecondition

   Broaderassumption

Other forms of given

plural

givens·

comparative

givenner·

superlative

givennest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about given

What does given mean?

given means "acknowledged as a supposition". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in given?

given has 2 syllables: giv-en. The stress falls on "giv". In IPA it is /ˈɡɪvən/.

What is another word for given?

Close synonyms include granted, apt, disposed, minded, tending. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is given a common word?

given is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.