Indebted vs Giving - What's the difference?
indebted | giving |
(indebt)
Obligated, especially financially.
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having the tendency to give; generous
The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
A gift; a benefaction.
The act of softening, breaking, or yielding.
* Addison
As verbs the difference between indebted and giving
is that indebted is (indebt) while giving is .As adjectives the difference between indebted and giving
is that indebted is obligated, especially financially while giving is having the tendency to give; generous.As a noun giving is
the act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.indebted
English
Alternative forms
* endebted (obsolete)Verb
(head)Adjective
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Synonyms
* beholden * obligedgiving
English
(wikipedia giving)Verb
(head)- ''These bright surfaces are sprayed with a fine spray of ink, thus giving them an even surface.' - First Usenet use via Google Groups, fa.human-nets, 6 May 1981 0359-EDT, Gary Feldman at CMU-10A
Adjective
(en adjective)- To become like Christ involves everything else: becoming a loving and giving person, having confidence enabling you to be vulnerable (psychologically and physically; Jesus did both), having the wisdom to see people's needs and the desire to meet them. - net.flame - 26 Mar 1984 by Jeff Sargent
Noun
(en noun)- (Alexander Pope)
- Upon the first giving of the weather.