n. The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
n. A gift; a benefaction.
n. The act of softening, breaking, or yielding.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
n. A gift; a benefaction.
n. The act of softening, breaking, or yielding.
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n. the imparting of news or promises etc.
adj. given or giving freely
n. the act of giving
n. disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return
Word Usage
"Neither could the reference have been to “giving” in the simple sense of that word; if they could pluck out their eyes there was no impossibility in merely _giving_ them to the apostle."