granted

Etymology

verb

1. simple past and past participle of grant
   He was granted a patent on his invention.

adv

1. Used to concede a point or to express acknowledgment or awareness, often before stating some contrasting or competing information; used as an expression of respect to the point in question.
   He's a good student and usually does well. Granted, he did fail that one test, but I think there were good reasons for that.
   "You haven't been a very good father." "Granted."

adj

1. non-gloss definition|used to mark the premise of a syllogistic argument
   Granted that he has done nothing wrong, he should be set free.
   Granted the lack of evidence, we can make no such conclusion.