Given - Definition

adj 1: acknowledged as a supposition; "given the engine's
condition, it is a wonder that it started" [syn: given,
granted]
2: (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)]
n 1: an assumption that is taken for granted [syn: given,
presumption, precondition]