Gave vs Giving - What's the difference?
gave | giving |
(give)
* c. 1471 , An English Chronicle, 1377-1461 :
* 1591 , (William Shakespeare), King Henry VI, part 1 :
* 1815 , (Jane Austen), Emma :
* 2011 , Bob Woffinden, (The Guardian) , 31 Jul 2011:
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 nouns the difference between gave and giving
is that gave is a (something given to someone, eg for christmas or a birthday ) while giving is the act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.As a verb giving is
.As an adjective giving is
having the tendency to give; generous.gave
English
Verb
(head)- there the erl of Dunbar becam his manne, and the kyng yaf him the Counte of Richemunde.
- I gaue thee Life, and rescu'd thee from Death.
- The superior degree of confidence towards Harriet, which this one article marked, gave her severe pain.
- With the Oxford canal at the bottom of his garden, regular canoeing excursions gave him enormous pleasure.
See also
* givenStatistics
*Anagrams
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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.