given to

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—used to say that a person often behaves in a specified way
a man (very) much given to swearing/profanity
She is given to behaving selfishly.

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Musk, too, has given to the Republican Governors Association and Republican Attorneys General Association. — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026 Covered in nautical tattoos and given to spiritual proclamations about the ocean’s generosity, Mitt is recognizable as a type. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026 When it is finished, the case file will be given to the Waycross Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office for possible prosecution. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 Unfortunately, in a mounting number of cases these bots or agents have engaged in harmful behaviors their designers say go far beyond the instructions given to them, such as hacking into a rival company or government computer system. — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for given to

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“Given to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/given%20to. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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