given (
http://definr.com/given)
adj 1: specified in advance; "a given number"; "we will meet at a
given time and location" [syn:
fixed,
given(a)]
2: acknowledged as a supposition; "given the engine's
condition, it is a wonder that it started" [syn:
granted]
3: (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward; "he is
apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not
minded to answer any questions" [syn:
apt(p),
disposed(p),
given(p),
minded(p),
tending(p)]
4: having possession delivered or transferred without
compensation [ant:
taken]
n : an assumption that is taken for granted [syn:
presumption,
precondition]