giving

Meanings

Plural: givings

Noun

• the act of giving
• the imparting of news or promises etc.
  • "he gave us the news and made a great show of the giving"
  • "giving his word of honor seemed to come too easily"
• disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return
  • "the alumni followed a program of annual giving"
• The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
• A gift; a benefaction.
• The act of softening, breaking, or yielding.

Verb

• cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
• be the cause or source of
• transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
• convey or reveal information
• convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
• organize or be responsible for
• convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
• give as a present; make a gift of
• cause to happen or be responsible for
• dedicate
• give or supply
• transmit (knowledge or skills)
• bring about
• leave with; give temporarily
• emit or utter
• endure the loss of
• place into the hands or custody of
• give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
• give (as medicine)
• give or convey physically
• bestow
• bestow, especially officially
• move in order to make room for someone for something
• give food to
• contribute to some cause
• break down, literally or metaphorically
• estimate the duration or outcome of something
• execute and deliver
• deliver in exchange or recompense
• afford access to
• present to view
• perform for an audience
  • "Pollini is giving another concert in New York"
• be flexible under stress of physical force
• propose
• accord by verdict
• manifest or show
• offer in good faith
• submit for consideration, judgment, or use
• guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion
• allow to have or take
• inflict as a punishment
• occur
• consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man
• proffer (a body part)
• present participle and gerund of give
• giving off a certain vibe or aesthetic.
• exuding, radiating, stunning.

Adjective Satellite

• given or giving freely
  • "Saturday's child is loving and giving"

Adj

• Having the tendency to give; generous.

Synonyms

afford, apply, big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, break, cave in, chip in, collapse, commit, consecrate, contribute, dedicate, devote, ease up, establish, fall in, feed, founder, freehanded, generate, gift, give, give way, grant, hand, handsome, have, hold, impart, kick in, leave, liberal, make, move over, open, openhanded, pass, pass on, pay, present, reach, render, return, sacrifice, throw, turn over, yield

Antonyms

starve, take

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