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given to doing something

to be likely to do something Members of the academic community are given to attending meetings and conferences.

Usage notes: usually used after be, as in the example

See also: given

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This name was given to the high grounds in the north, east part of Newton, and to the bounds of that town and Watertown. Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context But that this is evidently absurd is clear from other arts and sciences; for with respect to musicians who play on the flute together, the best flute is not given to him who is of the best family, for he will play never the better for that, but the best instrument ought to be given to him who is the best artist. A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context I know not how, but martial men are given to love: I think, it is but as they are given to wine; for perils commonly ask to be paid in pleasures. The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context			give the thumbs down give the thumbs up give the time of day give the willies Give them hell! give tit for tat give to on a plate give to on a platter give to understand give under threat of give up as a bad job give up for dead give up hope give up the fight give up the ghost Give us the tools, and we will finish the job give vent to give voice to give walking papers give way give way to give weight to give you a lift? given given half a chance given to given to doing given to understand glad glad hand glad rags glad to hear it glad to meet you glad you could come glad you could drop by glance glance around glance at glance back glance down glance off glance over glance through glare glare at glare down on glass glass in glaze over gleam gleam with			given the show away given the show away given the shudders given the slip given the slip given the slip given the time of day given the time of day given the time of day given the time of day given the whole show away given the whole show away given the whole show away given the whole show away given the works given the works given the works given the works given the works given their cards given their cards given their cards given their due given their due given their due given their due given their head given their head given their head given their head given to given to believe given to believe given to controversy given to deceit given to disputation given to doing given to fighting given to joking given to know given to know given to lying given to research given to suspicion given to thought given to understand given to understand given to understand given to vice given tongue given tongue given tongue Given Up Given Up given up as a bad job given up as a bad job given up as a bad job given up as a bad job given up for lost given up for lost given up on

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