giving
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English[edit]
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.
- 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.