giving
the act of giving
How often you will meet it
Rank 763 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 24,626 times across 191,625 chapters — 0.012% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- the act of giving also: gift
- the imparting of news or promises etc. he gave us the news and made a great show of the givinggiving 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
adjective
- given or giving freely also: big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome was a big tipperthe bounteous goodness of God
giving in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I hope not, for I felt as if my brain were giving way.
The Little Nugget · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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She thought of Marius de Tregars giving up his mother’s fortune to pay his father’s debts.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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The Prince was terrified; he dared not look back, and he felt his strength giving way.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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Now and then, however, he is horribly thoughtless, and seems to take a real delight in giving me pain.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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To it a Mahatma is a kind of spiritual Mrs. Harris, giving an address in Thibet at which no letters are delivered.
The Mahatma and the Hare: A Dream Story · H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard · Chapter 1