granted
Used to concede a point or to express acknowledgment or awareness, often before stating some contrasting or competing information; used as an expression of respect to the point in question.
Example
“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.”
Related words
- aforegranted
- foregranted
- grantedly
- take for granted
- ungranted
Where this comes from
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