adj
Meaning 1
Having the tendency to give; generous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
giving
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/ˈɡɪvɪŋ/
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CMU ARPABET: G IH1 V IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Awesome, outstanding, radiating, stunning; exceeding expectations. (Probably derived from earlier transitive use of give (“give off [a certain vibe or appearance]”), as in this outfit gives ‘college girl’, that one is giving ‘old Hollywood’.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
Examples
- Your outfit is giving!
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noun
Meaning 3
The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
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noun
Meaning 4
A gift; a benefaction.
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noun
Meaning 5
The act of softening, breaking, or yielding.
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verb
Meaning 6
present participle and gerund of give
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Examples
- 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.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 7
given or giving freely
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- was a big tipper
- the bounteous goodness of God
- bountiful compliments
- a freehanded host
- a handsome allowance
- Saturday's child is loving and giving
- a liberal backer of the arts
- a munificent gift
- her fond and openhanded grandfather
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Synonyms: big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, liberal, openhanded
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noun
Meaning 8
disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the alumni followed a program of annual giving
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Broader terms: disposal, disposition
noun
Meaning 9
the act of giving
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gift
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sharing, share-out
Narrower terms: oblation, offering, bestowal, bestowment, conferral, conferment, accordance, accordance of rights, endowment, charity, contribution, donation, alms-giving, almsgiving
noun
Meaning 10
the imparting of news or promises etc.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he gave us the news and made a great show of the giving
- giving his word of honor seemed to come too easily
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Broader terms: conveyance, imparting, impartation
History
Etymology
By surface analysis, give + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: مِعْطَاء (miʕṭāʔ) — generous
- Finnish: antelias — generous
- Finnish: avokätinen — generous
- French: généreux — generous
- Ancient Greek: δοτικός (dotikós) — generous
- Indonesian: pemberi — generous
- Spanish: dadivoso — generous
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