giving

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪvɪŋ

Verb

giving

1. 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.

Adjective

giving (comparative more giving, superlative most giving)

1. 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.

Translations

generous

• Arabic: مِعْطَاء (miʕṭāʔ)
• Finnish: antelias (fi), avokätinen (fi)
• French: généreux (fr)
• Greek:

  Ancient: δοτικός (dotikós)

• Spanish: dadivoso (es)

Noun

giving (plural givings)

1. The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
2. 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

3. The act of softening, breaking, or yielding.
   • 1710 December 4 (Gregorian calendar), Isaac Bickerstaff [et al., pseudonyms; Joseph Addison], “Thursday, November 23, 1710”, in The Tatler, number 254; republished in [Richard Steele], editor, The Tatler, […], London stereotype edition, volume III, London: I. Walker and Co.;  […], 1822, →OCLC:

     [U]pon the first giving of the weather.

Derived terms

• gaingiving
• gift-giving
• gift that keeps on giving
• giving birth
• givingness
• Indian giving
• life-giving
• misgiving
• non-giving
• outgiving
• prize-giving
• self-giving
• ungiving