"giving" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-giving.ogg [US] Forms: more giving [comparative], most giving [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪvɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj}} giving (comparative more giving, superlative most giving)
  1. Having the tendency to give; generous. Translations (generous): δοτικός (dotikós) (Ancient Greek), مِعْطَاء (miʕṭāʔ) (Arabic), antelias (Finnish), avokätinen (Finnish), généreux (French), dadivoso (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-giving-en-adj-d0jw88BD

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-giving.ogg [US] Forms: givings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪvɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} giving (plural givings)
  1. The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
    Sense id: en-giving-en-noun-mzsf2Aro
  2. A gift; a benefaction.
    Sense id: en-giving-en-noun-M0-24EtN
  3. The act of softening, breaking, or yielding.
    Sense id: en-giving-en-noun-Z7I5rGwH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-giving.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɪvɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} giving
  1. present participle and gerund of give Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: give
    Sense id: en-giving-en-verb-JLN~Zs~k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 20 1 4 71

Inflected forms

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