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Silak12 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

"Given"..?

Hi! everyone.Could you tell me what does "given" in the following phrase mean? "given my reputation" Actually I quoted it from this songs lyrics. Here is the link.
http://www.directlyrics.com/enrique-iglesias-tonight-lyrics.html

Thanks!
  

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given = previously understood. Here, everyone knows your reputation. It is also a term used in geometry, where one is asked to determine the measurement of such-and-such line or angle based on the information "given" about the othe measurements.

— Philip

  • given = previously understood.
  • Here, everyone knows your reputation.
  • It is also a term used in geometry, where one is asked to determine the measurement of such-and-such line or angle based on the information "given" about the othe measurements.
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given = previously understood. Here, everyone knows your reputation.
It is also a term used in geometry, where one is asked to determine the measurement of such-and-such line or angle based on the information "given" about the othe measurements.
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