Giving
['ɡɪvɪŋ] or ['gɪvɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return; 'the alumni followed a program of annual giving'.
(noun.) the act of giving.
(noun.) 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'.
Typist: Nelda--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Give
(n.) The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
(n.) A gift; a benefaction.
(n.) The act of softening, breaking, or yielding.
Edited by Jonathan
Examples
- There is scarcely any man alive who does not think himself meritorious for giving his neighbour five pounds. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Hence, provision was made for carrying a large stock of oil, and for giving a certain period of rest to that already used. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- If that were true, Celia, my giving-up would be self-indulgence, not self-mortification. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- And she is very poor--you know Mrs. Peniston cut her off with a small legacy, after giving her to understand that she was to have everything. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The interview here ended, I agreeing, however, to send a letter giving final terms by ten o'clock that night. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- After giving them a little rest, to quiet their fears, we started again. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I saw her, and anger, and hate, and injustice died at her bier, giving place at their departure to a remorse (Great God, that I should feel it! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Before giving him any order as to the part he was to play in the approaching campaign I invited his views. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Mr. Casaubon, who had risen early complaining of palpitation, was in the library giving audience to his curate Mr. Tucker. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- He dismounted, and giving his horse to his servant, walked back with them to Barton, whither he was purposely coming to visit them. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- You talk of giving it the air of a gentleman's residence. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Mr Fledgeby,' said Mrs Lammle, giving him a very gracious reception, 'so glad to see you! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Behold the baits with which he fishes for souls, giving a poor space of earthly life in exchange for eternal happiness hereafter. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I was in the bar, and a garrulous landlord was giving me all that I wanted. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Never mind him, my dear,' said the Jew, winking at Mr. Dawkins, and giving Master Bates a reproving tap with the nozzle of the bellows. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
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