granted

verb

1. (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of grant

   “He was granted a patent on his invention.”

adv

1. (not-comparable)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.

   “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.”

   “"You haven't been a very good father." "Granted."”

adj

1. (not-comparable)used to mark the premise of a syllogistic argument

   “Granted that he has done nothing wrong, he should be set free.”

   “Granted the lack of evidence, we can make no such conclusion.”