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Helping vs Giving - What's the difference?

helping | giving |

As nouns the difference between helping and giving

is that helping is a portion or serving, especially of food that one takes for oneself, or to which one helps oneself while giving is the act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.

As verbs the difference between helping and giving

is that helping is present participle of lang=en while giving is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective giving is

having the tendency to give; generous.

helping

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (countable) A portion or serving, especially of food that one takes for oneself, or to which one helps oneself;
    • She eagerly took a second helping of ice cream.
  • (figurative, countable) An amount or quantity
  • *{{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=June 19 , author=Phil McNulty , title=England 1-0 Ukraine , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Wayne Rooney marked his England return with the goal that secured a place in Euro 2012's last eight - but it was a rough passage eased by helpings of good fortune and controversy against Ukraine.}}

    Related terms

    * help oneself

    Verb

    (head)

    • giving

    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)
  • having the tendency to give; generous
    • 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)
  • The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
  • A gift; a benefaction.
    • (Alexander Pope)
  • The act of softening, breaking, or yielding.
  • * Addison
    • Upon the first giving of the weather.

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