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Kanonathena Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

granted

Granted, my counter-arguments are perhaps as simplistic as the original assertion itself, but without qualifying the assertion with greater supporting evidence or background information, both sides can be argued.

What does granted here mean? I have seen this word used this way many times.

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key=34163&dict=CALD : granted : conjunction used to mean 'if you accept' something: Granted (that) the story's true, what are you going to do about it?

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Hi,

I'm quoting the http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=34163&dict=CALD:

granted: conjunction
used to mean 'if you accept' something:
Granted (that) the story's true, what are you going to do about it?
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This is taken from the New Oxford American Dictionary:

Granted = admittedly; it is true (used to introduce a factor that is opposed to the main line of argument but is not regarded as so strong as to invalidate it), e.g. "Granted, sitting around the house may not be your idea of the perfect retirement, but what's your choice when inflation is eroding the value of your nest egg?"
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Initial granted means the writer or speaker concedes / admits the truth of what follows.
Granted, my counter-arguments ... = I [concede / admit / grant ] that my counter-arguments ...

CJ
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