imparting
imparting is the present participle and gerund of impart.
Noun
imparting (plural impartings)
- communication (a giving or sharing of information etc)
- distribution (a sharing or division of something)
Meaning of impart
Verb
impart (third-person singular simple present imparts, present participle imparting, simple past and past participle imparted)
- To give or bestow (e.g. a quality or property).
- The sun imparts warmth.
- To give a part or to share.
- Expressing well the spirit within thee [Adam] free, / My [God's] image, not imparted to the brute.1667, John Milton, “Book VIII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC...
- To make known; to show (by speech, writing etc.).
- Well may he then to you his cares impart.1662, John Dryden, letter to Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
- To hold a conference or consultation.
- To obtain a share of; to partake of.
- Sweet Cossen, what we may not now impart, heere let vs bury it, closely in our hartc. 1587, Anthony Munday, John a Kent and John a Cumber
Forms of imparting
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Questions about imparting
- What does imparting mean?
- Imparting means communication (a giving or sharing of information etc).
- What is imparting the present participle and gerund of?
- Imparting is the present participle and gerund of impart.
- What part of speech is imparting?
- Imparting is a noun.
- What is the plural of imparting?
- The plural of imparting is impartings.
Words near imparting in the dictionary
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