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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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The word ' grant' means to give something as in " The king granted the land to the peasant." Then why do we say" grant a request ". Can we say grant somebody a request or grant a request to somebody ?
  

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" Then why do we say" grant a request ". You're giving what is requested. Can we say grant somebody a request or grant a request to somebody ?

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  • " Then why do we say" grant a request ".
  • You're giving what is requested.
  • Can we say grant somebody a request or grant a request to somebody ?
  • Both are OK, but the former sounds better.
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Hi,

The word ' grant' means to give something as in " The king granted the land to the peasant." Then why do we say" grant a request ". You're giving what is requested.

Can we say grant somebody a request or grant a request to somebody ? Both are OK, but the former sounds better.

Clive
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AnonymousThe word ' grant' means to give something as in " The king granted the land to the peasant." Then why do we say" grant a request "?
Good question. It's true that in the second case, you are not "giving a request".

But note that there are two slightly different definitions of 'grant':
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