giving away

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verbreveal

verbunselfishly transfer

Synonyms for giving away

verb reveal

Antonyms for giving away

gossipy

adjective. tending to gossip

Word Origin & History

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.

Example Sentences for giving away

I am giving away my sisters to you, because you must be protected against them.

People seemed to vie with each other in giving away their property.

Aren't you taking a lot of risk in giving away such secrets?

The vicar married us, the Prince of Wales giving away the bride.

I mean, I thought one ought to set apart something for giving away.'

And I felt a sudden looseness, a giving away of a part of my gear.

Do be careful about giving away your photographs, especially to men.

Bribery and partiality, in selling and giving away appointments of weight to persons totally unqualified to fill them.

The day for giving away the public lands in sheets had not come.

He is giving away the case, and I have nothing to say, and can't stop him.

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