Overview of noun giving

The noun giving has 3 senses

• giving, gift -- (the act of giving)


• 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")


• giving -- (disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return; "the alumni followed a program of annual giving")

Overview of verb give

The verb give has 44 senses

• give -- (cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold")


• yield, give, afford -- (be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information")


• give -- (transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care")


• give -- (convey or reveal information; "Give one's name")


• give, pay -- (convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention")


• hold, throw, have, make, give -- (organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course")


• give, throw -- (convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look")


• give, gift, present -- (give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?")


• give, yield -- (cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory")


• give, pay, devote -- (dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to")


• render, yield, return, give, generate -- (give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family")


• impart, leave, give, pass on -- (transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students")


• establish, give -- (bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth")


• give -- (leave with; give temporarily; "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?")


• give -- (emit or utter; "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp")


• sacrifice, give -- (endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war")


• pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give -- (place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers")


• give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote -- (give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church")


• give -- (give (as medicine); "I gave him the drug")


• give, apply -- (give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose")


• give, render -- (bestow; "give homage"; "render thanks")


• grant, give -- (bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights")


• move over, give way, give, ease up, yield -- (move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd")


• feed, give -- (give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat")


• contribute, give, chip in, kick in -- (contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office")


• collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder -- (break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice")


• give -- (estimate the duration or outcome of something; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success")


• give -- (execute and deliver; "Give bond")


• give -- (deliver in exchange or recompense; "I'll give you three books for four CDs")


• afford, open, give -- (afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace")


• give -- (present to view; "He gave the sign to start")


• give -- (perform for an audience; "Pollini is giving another concert in New York")


• give, yield -- (be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give")


• give -- (propose; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party")


• give -- (accord by verdict; "give a decision for the plaintiff")


• give -- (manifest or show; "This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering")


• give -- (offer in good faith; "He gave her his word")


• give -- (submit for consideration, judgment, or use; "give one's opinion"; "give an excuse")


• give -- (guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion; "You gave me to think that you agreed with me")


• give -- (allow to have or take; "I give you two minutes to respond")


• give -- (inflict as a punishment; "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years")


• give -- (occur; "what gives?")


• give -- (consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; "She gave herself to many men")


• give -- (proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister")

Overview of adj giving

The adj giving has 1 sense

• big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded -- (given or giving freely; "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")