given — OET · Shobdo

given

adjective

1 a given number of years:

specified, stated, designated, set, particular, specific, named, identified, delineated, prescribed;

agreed, appointed, decided, prearranged, predetermined.

▷antonyms unspecified.

2 she was given to having temper tantrums:

prone, liable, inclined, disposed, predisposed, apt, likely;

(given to) in the habit of.

preposition

given the complexity of the issues involved, a summary of the discussion is difficult:

considering, taking into consideration, taking into account, in view of, bearing in mind, giving consideration to, keeping in mind, in the light of;

making allowances for;

assuming.

noun

in this theory, aggression is taken as a given which must find some outlet:

established fact, reality, certainty;

French donnée.

given Oxford Dictionary of English