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verlenen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • grant verb To give someone permission, a right, or something they have asked for.
  • yield verb To produce or give as a result, especially a crop, profit, or outcome.

Senses

verlenen is used for these senses in English:

  • grant (ditransitive) To give (bestow upon or confer, particularly in answer to prayer or request).
  • grant (transitive) To agree with (someone) on (something); to accept (something) for the sake of argument; to admit to (someone) that (something) is true.
  • yield (intransitive) To give way under force; to succumb to a force.

grant — full definition

  1. verb To give someone permission, a right, or something they have asked for.
  2. verb To accept something as true for the sake of argument.
  3. noun A sum of money given, often by a government or organization, to fund a project or support someone.

yield — full definition

  1. verb To produce or give as a result, especially a crop, profit, or outcome.
  2. verb To give way, surrender, or allow someone else to go first.
  3. noun The amount of something produced, especially a crop or a financial return.

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