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Detailed Synonyms for giving in English

giving:

giving adj

  1. giving
    – given or giving freely 1
    handsome; big; liberal; giving; bountiful; bighearted; openhanded; freehanded; bounteous
    – given or giving freely 1

giving [the ~] noun

  1. the giving
    – disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return 1
    the giving
    – disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return 1
    • giving [the ~] noun
      • the alumni followed a program of annual giving1
  2. the giving
    – the act of giving 1
    the gift; the giving
    – the act of giving 1
  3. the giving
    – the imparting of news or promises etc. 1
    the giving
    – the imparting of news or promises etc. 1
    • giving [the ~] noun
      • he gave us the news and made a great show of the giving1
      • giving his word of honor seemed to come too easily1

Alternate Synonyms for "giving":


Related Definitions for "giving":

  1. given or giving freely1
    • Saturday's child is loving and giving1
  2. disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return1
    • the alumni followed a program of annual giving1
  3. the act of giving1
  4. the imparting of news or promises etc.1
    • he gave us the news and made a great show of the giving1
    • giving his word of honor seemed to come too easily1

giving form of give:

to give verb (gives, gave, giving)

  1. to give
    to give; to hand over; to delate; to extend; to present with; give to; to pass; to offer; to deliver up
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
    • hand over verb (hands over, handed over, handing over)
    • delate verb (delates, delated, delating)
    • extend verb (extends, extended, extending)
    • present with verb (presents with, presented with, presenting with)
    • give to verb
    • pass verb (passes, passed, passing)
    • offer verb (offers, offered, offering)
    • deliver up verb (delivers up, delivered up, delivering up)
    to hand
    – place into the hands or custody of 1
    • hand verb (hands, handed, handing)
      • hand me the spoon, please1
  2. to give
    to give; to hand over; give to; to pass
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
    • hand over verb (hands over, handed over, handing over)
    • give to verb
    • pass verb (passes, passed, passing)
    to hand
    – place into the hands or custody of 1
    • hand verb (hands, handed, handing)
      • hand me the spoon, please1
  3. to give
    to give; to offer; to pass
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
    • offer verb (offers, offered, offering)
    • pass verb (passes, passed, passing)
    to hand
    – place into the hands or custody of 1
    • hand verb (hands, handed, handing)
      • hand me the spoon, please1
  4. to give
    to provide; to dispense; to give; to deliver; to hand over to
    • provide verb (provides, provided, providing)
    • dispense verb (dispenses, dispensed, dispensing)
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
    • deliver verb (delivers, delivered, delivering)
    • hand over to verb (hands over to, handed over to, handing over to)
  5. to give
    to declare; to give
    • declare verb (declares, declared, declaring)
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
  6. to give
    to assign; to allocate; to confer; to allot; bestow on; to give
    • assign verb (assigns, assigned, assigning)
    • allocate verb (allocates, allocated, allocating)
    • confer verb (confers, conferred, conferring)
    • allot verb (allots, alloted, alloting)
    • bestow on verb
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
  7. to give
    to donate; to give
    • donate verb (donates, donated, donating)
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
  8. to give
    to grant; to bestow; to give a present; to offer; to give
    • grant verb (grants, granted, granting)
    • bestow verb (bestows, bestowed, bestowing)
    • give a present verb (gives a present, gave a present, giving a present)
    • offer verb (offers, offered, offering)
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
  9. to give
    to deliver; to bring; to supply; to provide; to bring around; to hand over to; to furnish; to send; to ship; to send round; to give
    • deliver verb (delivers, delivered, delivering)
    • bring verb (brings, brought, bringing)
    • supply verb (supplies, supplied, supplying)
    • provide verb (provides, provided, providing)
    • bring around verb (brings around, brought around, bringing around)
    • hand over to verb (hands over to, handed over to, handing over to)
    • furnish verb (furnishes, furnished, furnishing)
    • send verb (sends, sent, sending)
    • ship verb (ships, shipped, shipping)
    • send round verb (sends round, sent round, sending round)
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
  10. to give
    – proffer (a body part) 1
    to give
    – proffer (a body part) 1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • She gave her hand to her little sister1
  11. to give
    – consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man 1
    to give
    – consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man 1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • She gave herself to many men1
  12. to give
    – occur 1
    to give
    – occur 1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • what gives?1
  13. to give
    – estimate the duration or outcome of something 1
    to give
    – estimate the duration or outcome of something 1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • He gave the patient three months to live1
      • I gave him a very good chance at success1
  14. to give
    – dedicate 1
    to give; to devote; to pay
    – dedicate 1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • give thought to1
      • give priority to1
    • devote verb (devotes, devoted, devoting)
    • pay verb (pays, paid, paying)
      • pay attention to1
  15. to give
    – inflict as a punishment 1
    to give
    – inflict as a punishment 1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • She gave the boy a good spanking1
      • The judge gave me 10 years1
  16. to give
    – allow to have or take 1
    to give
    – allow to have or take 1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • I give you two minutes to respond1
  17. to give
    – guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion 1
    to give
    – guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion 1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • You gave me to think that you agreed with me1
  18. to give
    – submit for consideration, judgment, or use 1
    to give
    – submit for consideration, judgment, or use 1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • give one's opinion1
      • give an excuse1
  19. to give
    – give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause 1
    to commit; to give; to dedicate; to devote; to consecrate
    – give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause 1
    • commit verb (commits, committed, committing)
      • She committed herself to the work of God1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • give one's talents to a good cause1
    • dedicate verb (dedicates, dedicated, dedicating)
    • devote verb (devotes, devoted, devoting)
    • consecrate verb (consecrates, consecrated, consecrating)
      • consecrate your life to the church1
  20. to give
    – offer in good faith 1
    to give
    – offer in good faith 1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • He gave her his word1
  21. to give
    – manifest or show 1
    to give
    – manifest or show 1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • This student gives promise of real creativity1
      • The office gave evidence of tampering1
  22. to give
    – convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture 1
    to give; to throw
    – convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture 1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • She gave me a dirty look1
    • throw verb (throws, threw, throwing)
  23. to give
    – convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow 1
    to give; to pay
    – convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow 1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • give the orders1
    • pay verb (pays, paid, paying)
      • Don't pay him any mind1
      • pay attention1
  24. to give
    – bestow 1
    to render; to give
    – bestow 1
    • render verb (renders, rendered, rendering)
      • render thanks1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • give homage1
  25. to give
    – accord by verdict 1
    to give
    – accord by verdict 1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • give a decision for the plaintiff1
  26. to give
    – propose 1
    to give
    – propose 1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party1
  27. to give
    – give food to 1
    to give; to feed
    – give food to 1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • don't give the child this tough meat1
    • feed verb (feeds, fed, feeding)
  28. to give
    – be flexible under stress of physical force 1
    to yield; to give
    – be flexible under stress of physical force 1
    • yield verb (yields, yielded, yielding)
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • This material doesn't give1
  29. to give
    – give or supply 1
    to yield; to render; to generate; to return; to give
    – give or supply 1
    • yield verb (yields, yielded, yielding)
      • This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn1
    • render verb (renders, rendered, rendering)
      • The estate renders some revenue for the family1
    • generate verb (generates, generated, generating)
    • return verb (returns, returned, returning)
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
  30. to give
    – cause to happen or be responsible for 1
    to yield; to give
    – cause to happen or be responsible for 1
    • yield verb (yields, yielded, yielding)
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • His two singles gave the team the victory1
  31. to give
    – bring about 1
    to establish; to give
    – bring about 1
    • establish verb (establishes, established, establishing)
      • The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
  32. to give
    – perform for an audience 1
    to give
    – perform for an audience 1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • Pollini is giving another concert in New York1
  33. to give
    – present to view 1
    to give
    – present to view 1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • He gave the sign to start1
  34. to give
    – organize or be responsible for 1
    to have; to hold; to make; to give; to throw
    – organize or be responsible for 1
    • have verb (has, had, having)
      • have, throw, or make a party1
    • hold verb (holds, held, holding)
      • hold a reception1
    • make verb (makes, made, making)
      • have, throw, or make a party1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • give a course1
    • throw verb (throws, threw, throwing)
      • have, throw, or make a party1
  35. to give
    – move in order to make room for someone for something 1
    to yield; to give; to give way; to move over; ease up
    – move in order to make room for someone for something 1
    • yield verb (yields, yielded, yielding)
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • The park gave way to a supermarket1
    • give way verb (gives way, gave way, giving way)
    • move over verb (moves over, moved over, moving over)
    • ease up verb
  36. to give
    – break down, literally or metaphorically 1
    to collapse; to give; to break; to founder; to give way; to cave in; to fall in
    – break down, literally or metaphorically 1
    • collapse verb (collapses, collapsed, collapsing)
      • The wall collapsed1
      • The business collapsed1
      • The roof collapsed1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • The wall gave in1
      • The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice1
    • break verb (breaks, broke, breaking)
      • The dam broke1
    • founder verb (founders, foundered, foundering)
    • give way verb (gives way, gave way, giving way)
    • cave in verb (caves in, caved in, caving in)
    • fall in verb (falls in, fell in, falling in)
  37. to give
    – transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody 1
    to give
    – transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody 1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • I gave her my money1
      • can you give me lessons?1
      • She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care1
  38. to give
    – leave with; give temporarily 1
    to give
    – leave with; give temporarily 1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?1
      • Can I give you the children for the weekend?1
  39. to give
    – give as a present; make a gift of 1
    to present; to give; gift
    – give as a present; make a gift of 1
    • present verb (presents, presented, presenting)
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • What will you give her for her birthday?1
    • gift verb
  40. to give
    – place into the hands or custody of 1
    to reach; to pass; to give; to hand; to pass on; to turn over
    – place into the hands or custody of 1
    • reach verb (reachs, reached, reaching)
    • pass verb (passes, passed, passing)
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
    • hand verb (hands, handed, handing)
      • hand me the spoon, please1
    • pass on verb (passes on, passed on, passing on)
    • turn over verb (turns over, turned over, turning over)
  41. to give
    – convey or reveal information 1
    to give
    – convey or reveal information 1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
  42. to give
    – transmit (knowledge or skills) 1
    to leave; to give; to impart; to pass on
    – transmit (knowledge or skills) 1
    • leave verb (leaves, left, leaving)
      • leave your name and address here1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • give a secret to the Russians1
    • impart verb (imparts, imparted, imparting)
      • impart a new skill to the students1
    • pass on verb (passes on, passed on, passing on)
  43. to give
    – contribute to some cause 1
    to contribute; to give; to kick in; chip in
    – contribute to some cause 1
    • contribute verb (contributes, contributed, contributing)
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • I gave at the office1
    • kick in verb (kicks in, kicked in, kicking in)
    • chip in verb
  44. to give
    – give or convey physically 1
    apply; to give
    – give or convey physically 1
    • apply verb
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • She gave him First Aid1
      • I gave him a punch in the nose1
  45. to give
    – give (as medicine) 1
    to give
    – give (as medicine) 1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • I gave him the drug1
  46. to give
    – cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense 1
    to give
    – cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense 1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • She gave him a black eye1
      • The draft gave me a cold1
  47. to give
    – bestow, especially officially 1
    to grant; to give
    – bestow, especially officially 1
    • grant verb (grants, granted, granting)
      • grant a degree1
      • This bill grants us new rights1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • give a divorce1
  48. to give
    – be the cause or source of 1
    to yield; to give; afford
    – be the cause or source of 1
    • yield verb (yields, yielded, yielding)
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • He gave me a lot of trouble1
    • afford verb
      • Our meeting afforded much interesting information1
  49. to give
    – endure the loss of 1
    to give; to sacrifice
    – endure the loss of 1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • He gave his life for his children1
      • I gave two sons to the war1
    • sacrifice verb (sacrifices, sacrificed, sacrificing)
  50. to give
    – afford access to 1
    to give; to open; afford
    – afford access to 1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • The French doors give onto a terrace1
    • open verb (opens, opened, opening)
      • the door opens to the patio1
    • afford verb
  51. to give
    – deliver in exchange or recompense 1
    to give
    – deliver in exchange or recompense 1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • I'll give you three books for four CDs1
  52. to give
    – emit or utter 1
    to give
    – emit or utter 1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
      • give a yelp1
  53. to give
    – execute and deliver 1
    to give
    – execute and deliver 1
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)

Conjugations for give:

present
  1. give
  2. give
  3. gives
  4. give
  5. give
  6. give
simple past
  1. gave
  2. gave
  3. gave
  4. gave
  5. gave
  6. gave
present perfect
  1. have given
  2. have given
  3. has given
  4. have given
  5. have given
  6. have given
past continuous
  1. was giving
  2. were giving
  3. was giving
  4. were giving
  5. were giving
  6. were giving
future
  1. shall give
  2. will give
  3. will give
  4. shall give
  5. will give
  6. will give
continuous present
  1. am giving
  2. are giving
  3. is giving
  4. are giving
  5. are giving
  6. are giving
subjunctive
  1. be given
  2. be given
  3. be given
  4. be given
  5. be given
  6. be given
diverse
  1. give!
  2. let's give!
  3. given
  4. giving
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

give

  1. give
  2. give

give [the ~] noun

  1. the give
    – the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length 1
    the spring; the give; the springiness
    – the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length 1

Related Words for "give":

  • giving

Alternate Synonyms for "give":


Antonyms for "give":


Related Definitions for "give":

  1. the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length1
  2. proffer (a body part)1
    • She gave her hand to her little sister1
  3. consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man1
    • She gave herself to many men1
  4. occur1
    • what gives?1
  5. estimate the duration or outcome of something1
    • He gave the patient three months to live1
    • I gave him a very good chance at success1
  6. dedicate1
    • give thought to1
    • give priority to1
  7. inflict as a punishment1
    • She gave the boy a good spanking1
    • The judge gave me 10 years1
  8. allow to have or take1
    • I give you two minutes to respond1
  9. guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion1
    • You gave me to think that you agreed with me1
  10. submit for consideration, judgment, or use1
    • give one's opinion1
    • give an excuse1
  11. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause1
    • give one's talents to a good cause1
  12. offer in good faith1
    • He gave her his word1
  13. manifest or show1
    • This student gives promise of real creativity1
    • The office gave evidence of tampering1
  14. convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture1
    • She gave me a dirty look1
  15. convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow1
    • give the orders1
  16. bestow1
    • give homage1
  17. accord by verdict1
    • give a decision for the plaintiff1
  18. propose1
    • He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party1
  19. give food to1
    • don't give the child this tough meat1
  20. be flexible under stress of physical force1
    • This material doesn't give1
  21. give or supply1
  22. cause to happen or be responsible for1
    • His two singles gave the team the victory1
  23. bring about1
  24. perform for an audience1
    • Pollini is giving another concert in New York1
  25. present to view1
    • He gave the sign to start1
  26. organize or be responsible for1
    • give a course1
  27. move in order to make room for someone for something1
    • The park gave way to a supermarket1
  28. break down, literally or metaphorically1
    • The wall gave in1
    • The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice1
  29. transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody1
    • I gave her my money1
    • can you give me lessons?1
    • She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care1
  30. leave with; give temporarily1
    • Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?1
    • Can I give you the children for the weekend?1
  31. give as a present; make a gift of1
    • What will you give her for her birthday?1
  32. place into the hands or custody of1
  33. convey or reveal information1
  34. transmit (knowledge or skills)1
    • give a secret to the Russians1
  35. contribute to some cause1
    • I gave at the office1
  36. give or convey physically1
    • She gave him First Aid1
    • I gave him a punch in the nose1
  37. give (as medicine)1
    • I gave him the drug1
  38. cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense1
    • She gave him a black eye1
    • The draft gave me a cold1
  39. bestow, especially officially1
    • give a divorce1
  40. be the cause or source of1
    • He gave me a lot of trouble1
  41. endure the loss of1
    • He gave his life for his children1
    • I gave two sons to the war1
  42. afford access to1
    • The French doors give onto a terrace1
  43. deliver in exchange or recompense1
    • I'll give you three books for four CDs1
  44. emit or utter1
    • give a yelp1
  45. execute and deliver1

Related Synonyms for giving