Antonyms for giving
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : giv |
| Phonetic Transcription : gɪv |
Definition of giving
Origin :- Old English giefan (W. Saxon) "to give, bestow; allot, grant; commit, devote, entrust," class V strong verb (past tense geaf, past participle giefen), from Proto-Germanic *gebanan (cf. Old Frisian jeva, Middle Dutch gheven, Dutch geven, Old High German geban, German geben, Gothic giban), from PIE *ghabh- "to take, hold, have, give" (see habit). It became yiven in Middle English, but changed to guttural "g" by influence of Old Norse gefa "to give," Old Danish givæ. Meaning "to yield to pressure" is from 1570s.
- Give in "yield" is from 1610s; give out is mid-14c., "publish, announce;" meaning "run out, break down" is from 1520s. Give up "surrender" is mid-12c. To give (someone) a cold seems to reflect the old belief that one could be cured of disease by deliberately infecting others. What gives? "what is happening?" is attested from 1940. Give-and-take (n.) is originally from horse racing (1769) and refers to races in which bigger horses were given more weight to carry, lighter ones less. General sense attested by 1778.
- noun bestowing
- There could not be a giving up—and there must not be failure.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- It is not a question of His giving, but of my capacity to take.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- If God were to do like her, how many would be giving honour to his Son?
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- "Get in then," said his father roughly, giving him a push with his foot.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- You're giving me a terrible responsibility, Tillie, if you're asking my advice.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- There is no gradation in his giving, and none in his fall; no artistic crescendo.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- She considered, giving him, after her kindly way, the benefit of the doubt.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Hotspur interrupts her by calling the servant and giving him orders.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- Wilson was giving a few last instructions as to the boy's care.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- If she still desired his friendship, there was no disloyalty to Sidney in giving it.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
Synonyms for giving
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