giving

[US]/'ɡɪvɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. handlingen ved å gi; noe gitt som en gave eller en present
v. å gi; tilby; produsere; presentere
Word Forms
Pluralgivings
Present Participlegiving

Phrases & Collocations

giving back

å gi tilbake

giving love

å gi kjærlighet

giving thanks

å gi takknemlighet

giving charity

å gi veldedighet

giving support

å gi støtte

giving up

å gi opp

giving away

å gi bort

Example Sentences

giving the signal to advance.

å gi signalet om å avansere.

giving the lawn a rake.

å rake plenen.

a health-giving potion

en helsegivende drikk

he is poor at giving instructions.

han er dårlig til å gi instruksjoner.

she was giving me the come-on .

hun prøvde å flørte med meg.

this blonde was giving me the eye.

denne blondinen flørtet med meg.

I've been giving out leaflets.

Jeg har delt ut flygeblader.

the life-giving water of baptism.

døpevannets livgivende vann.

she felt mean not giving a tip.

hun følte det var dårlig å ikke gi tips.

I was giving the floor a quick sweep.

Jeg feiet raskt gulvet.

be chary of giving offense

vær forsiktig med å fornærme

giving out free passes.

å gi ut gratis billetter.

suspect sb. of giving false information

å mistenke noen for å gi falsk informasjon

Experience is their preparation for giving advice.

Erfaring er deres forberedelse på å gi råd.

observant to avoid giving offense;

observante for å unngå å fornærme;

The radio is giving out a signal.

Radioen sender et signal.

He is giving the commentary on the basketball game.

Han kommenterer basketballkampen.

I'm giving you a summary of facts.

Jeg gir deg en oppsummering av fakta.

A stout tailwind was giving a friendly boost.

En sterk vind ga en vennlig dytt.

Why are you giving me the third degree?

Hvorfor forhører du meg?

Real-world Examples

She toured the country, giving lecture after lecture.

Hun turnerte i landet og holdt foredrag etter foredrag.

Source: Stories of World Celebrities: Literary Figures and Poets

Thank you for giving birth to Jonathan.

Takk for at du fødte Jonathan.

Source: Celebrity Speech Compilation

Researchers wondered how the increased income affected charitable giving.

Forskere lurte på hvordan økte inntekt påvirket veldedig giving.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Collection October 2014

Watch for the phrase " not giving up."

Se etter frasen " ikke gi opp."

Source: Learn English by Watching Movies with VOA

People will insist on giving me books.”

Folk vil insistere på å gi meg bøker.

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

But there was no giving up now.

Men det var ingen vei tilbake nå.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) January 2020 Compilation

Both teams are really giving it their all.

Begge lag gir virkelig alt de kan.

Source: Sarah and the little duckling

Seriously, you're both giving me a headache!

Seriøst, dere gir meg begge hodepine!

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

They've both been partly submerged and army helicopters have been giving assistance.

Begge har delvis blitt oversvømmet, og militære helikoptre har gitt assistanse.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation April 2019

Yes, I noticed she'd been giving you fits.

Ja, jeg la merke til at hun hadde plaget deg.

Source: American Horror Story: Season 2

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