given

adj 1: specified in advance; "a given number"; "we will meet at a

given time and location" [syn: {fixed}, {given(a)}]

2: acknowledged as a supposition; "given the engine's

condition, it is a wonder that it started" [syn: {granted}]

3: having possession delivered or transferred without

compensation [ant: {taken}]

4: (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward; "he is

apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not

minded to answer any questions" [syn: {apt(p)}, {disposed(p)},

{given(p)}, {minded(p)}, {tending(p)}]

n : an assumption that is taken for granted [syn: {presumption},

{presupposition}, {precondition}]