1given /ˈgɪvən/ adjective
— used to refer to a particular time, place, etc., that has been, will be, or might be specified ▪ You'll have to finish the exam within a given (amount of) time. ▪ They agreed to meet again at a given location. ▪ Climate has a great effect on the types of plants found in any given area. ▪ You never know what might happen on any given night.
given to
— used to say that a person often behaves in a specified way ▪ a man (very) much given to swearing/profanity [=a man who swears often] ▪ She is given to behaving selfishly. = She is given to selfishness.
take (something) as given
: to regard or accept (something) as true or real
▪ I think we can take their support as given. = I think we can take (it) as given that they will support us. [=I think we can assume that they will support us]
▪ I think we can take their support as given. = I think we can take (it) as given that they will support us. [=I think we can assume that they will support us]
