Matigsalug Student Dictionary – grant

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grant

vt.

1.
Def.: egbehey ka etew ne due katenged
MS: egbehey
If a person with power grants you something, they formally give it to you, maybe because you asked for it.
The Barangay granted him permission to start a shop.
Ka Barangay migbehey kandin te pegtuhut te pegtukud te tindaan [tindaan].
The president granted them each some land.

n-ct.

2.
Def.: seleppì ne igbehey diyè te me etew eyew te nateil ne eggamitan
an amount of money that an organization gives to a person or group to use for a particular thing.
The farmers received a grant from the government to buy seed.
Ka me talagbasuk nakarawat te seleppì puun te gubirnu eyew igbeli te benì.

vt.

3.
Def.: eg-angken
MS: eg-angken
If you grant that something is true, you say that it is true, even though you may not want to.
Yes, I grant that I made a mistake.
Uya, eg-angkenen ku ne seyyup a.
Sem.Dom.: AWL4
Status: ready

Last updated: 18/Jan/2012