Giving

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  • noun. The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
  • noun. A gift; a benefaction.
  • noun. The act of softening, breaking, or yielding.
  • noun. a falling inwards; a collapse.
  • noun. anything uttered or asserted; an outgiving.
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  • verb. Present participle of give.
  • adjective. having the tendency to give; generous
  • noun. The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
  • noun. A gift; a benefaction.
  • noun. The act of softening, breaking, or yielding.
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  • noun. the imparting of news or promises etc.
  • adjective. given or giving freely
  • noun. the act of giving
  • noun. disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return
  • Word Usage
    "Neither could the reference have been to “giving” in the simple sense of that word; if they could pluck out their eyes there was no impossibility in merely _giving_ them to the apostle."
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    give