giving
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Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
giving
- present participle and gerund of give
- 1981, fa.human-nets, 6 May 1981 0359-EDT, Gary Feldman at CMU-10A
- These bright surfaces are sprayed with a fine spray of ink, thus giving them an even surface.
- 1981, fa.human-nets, 6 May 1981 0359-EDT, Gary Feldman at CMU-10A
Adjective edit
giving (comparative more giving, superlative most giving)
- Having the tendency to give; generous.
- 1984, Jeff Sargent, net.flame, 26 Mar 1984
- To become like Christ involves everything else: becoming a loving and giving person, having confidence enabling you to be vulnerable (psychologically and physically; Jesus did both), having the wisdom to see people's needs and the desire to meet them.
- 1984, Jeff Sargent, net.flame, 26 Mar 1984
Translations edit
generous
Noun edit
giving (plural givings)
- The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
- A gift; a benefaction.
- 1717, Alexander Pope, The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, volumes (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] W[illiam] Bowyer, for Bernard Lintot, […], →OCLC:
- his gains were sure , His givings rare
- The act of softening, breaking, or yielding.
- 23 November 1710, Joseph Addison, The Tatler No. 254
- Upon the first giving of the weather.
- 23 November 1710, Joseph Addison, The Tatler No. 254