Given vs. Provided — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Given and Provided
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Given
Past participle of give.
Provided
On the condition; if
Will pay the bonus provided the job is completed on time.
Given
Specified; fixed
We will meet at a given time and location.
Provided
Only if (the stipulation that follows is true).
You can go to the party provided you finish all your homework first.
Given
Granted as a supposition; acknowledged or assumed
Given the condition of the engine, it is a wonder that it even starts.
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Provided
Simple past tense and past participle of provide
Given
Having a tendency; inclined
My neighbor is given to lavish spending.
Provided
On condition; by stipulation; with the understanding; if; - usually followed by that; as, provided that nothing in this act shall prejudice the rights of any person whatever.
Provided the deductions are logical, they seem almost indifferent to their truth.
Given
Bestowed as a gift; presented.
Given
Something assumed or taken for granted
"It's a given that the writer of short stories will be keeping his day job" (Donald E. Westlake).
Given
Inflection of give
Given
Considering; taking into account.
Given the current situation, I don't think that's possible.
Given
A condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.
When evaluating this math problem, don't forget to read the givens.
Given
Already arranged. en
Given
Currently discussed. en
Given
Particular, specific.
No more than three people can be in that space at a given time.
Given
Assumed as fact or hypothesis.
Given that we will get the resources, what do we want to achieve?
Given
(with to) Prone, disposed.
He was given to taking a couple of glasses of port at his club.
Given
Granted; assumed; supposed to be known; set forth as a known quantity, relation, or premise.
Given
Stated; fixed; as, in a given time.
Given
An assumption that is taken for granted
Given
Specified in advance;
A given number
We will meet at a given time and location
Given
Acknowledged as a supposition;
Given the engine's condition, it is a wonder that it started
Given
Having possession delivered or transferred without compensation
Given
(usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward;
He is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant
I am not minded to answer any questions
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