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Webster 1913 Edition
Giving
Giv′ing
,Noun.
1.
The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
2.
A gift; a benefaction.
[R.]
Pope.
3.
The act of softening, breaking, or yielding.
“Upon the first giving of the weather.” Addison.
Giving in
, a falling inwards; a collapse.
– Giving out
, anything uttered or asserted; an outgiving.
His
From his true meant design.
givings out
were of an infinite distanceFrom his true meant design.
Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Giving
GIV'ING
,ppr.
GIV'ING
,Noun.
1.
An alleging of what is not real.Definition 2024
giving
giving
English
Verb
giving
- present participle of give
- These bright surfaces are sprayed with a fine spray of ink, thus giving them an even surface.' - First Usenet use via Google Groups, fa.human-nets, 6 May 1981 0359-EDT, Gary Feldman at CMU-10A
Adjective
giving (comparative more giving, superlative most giving)
- having the tendency to give; generous
- 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. - net.flame - 26 Mar 1984 by Jeff Sargent
Translations
Noun
giving (plural givings)
- The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
- A gift; a benefaction.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Alexander Pope to this entry?)
- The act of softening, breaking, or yielding.
- Addison
- Upon the first giving of the weather.
- Addison