[giv.en] adj (14c) 1: prone, disposed "~ to swearing"
2: presented as a gift: bestowed without compensation
3: particular, specified "at a ~ time"
4. of an official document: having been executed: dated
5: immediately present in experience
[2]given n (1879): something given; esp: something taken for granted: a basic condition or assumption [3]given prep (1904): in view of: considering "~ what she knew about others' lives, how could she complain about her own? --Marilyn French"