adj. & n.
--adj.
1. as previously stated or assumed; granted; specified (given that he is a liar, we cannot trust him; a given number of people).
2 Law (of a document) signed and dated (given this day the 30th June).
--n. a known fact or situation.
Phrases and idioms:
given name US a name given at, or as if at, baptism; a Christian name.
Etymology: past part. of GIVE