given. Tolstoy is a given.We’ll assume that the mother of all war novels, “War and Peace”, is already on your bookshelf.

 

We’ll assume that the mother of all war novels, “War and Peace”, is already on your bookshelf. Here are seven of the best non-Tolstoyan stories that deserve a place next to it: https://econ.st/49gBVf9

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given

/ˈɡɪvn/

verb

1. past participle of give.

adjective

1. 1.

   specified or stated.

   "they gathered at a given time"

   Similar:

   specified

   stated

   designated

   set

   particular

   specific

   named

   identified

   delineated

   prescribed

   agreed

   appointed

   decided

   prearranged

   predetermined

   Opposite:

   unspecified
2. 2.

   inclined or disposed to.

   "she was not often given to anger"

   Similar:

   prone

   liable

   inclined

   disposed

   predisposed

   apt

   likely

   in the habit of

preposition

1. taking into account.

   "given the complexity of the task, they did a good job"

   Similar:

   considering

   taking into consideration

   taking into account

   in view of

   bearing in mind

   giving consideration to

   keeping in mind

   in the light of

   making allowances for

   assuming

noun

1. a known or established fact or situation.

   "at a couture house, attentive service is a given"

   Similar:

   established fact

   reality

   certainty