gift
1 Americannoun
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something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present.
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the act of giving.
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something bestowed or acquired without any particular effort by the recipient or without its being earned.
Those extra points he got in the game were a total gift.
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a special ability or capacity; natural endowment; talent.
the gift of saying the right thing at the right time.
verb (used with object)
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to present with as a gift; bestow gifts upon; endow with.
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to present (someone) with a gift.
just the thing to gift the newlyweds.
noun
noun
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something given; a present
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a special aptitude, ability, or power; talent
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the power or right to give or bestow (esp in the phrases in the gift of, in ( someone's ) gift )
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the act or process of giving
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(usually negative) to find fault with a free gift or chance benefit
verb
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to present (something) as a gift to (a person)
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(often foll by with) to present (someone) with a gift
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rare to endow with; bestow
acronym
Related Words
See present 2.
Other Word Forms
- giftless adjective
Etymology
Origin of gift
First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English, from Old Norse gift; cognate with Old English gift ( Middle English yift ) “marriage gift”; akin to give
Example Sentences
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The finale of “Stranger Things” helped deliver a huge holiday gift of up to $30 million to theater owners, potentially paving the way to warming long-chilly relations between Netflix and cinemas.
From MarketWatch
The finale of “Stranger Things” helped deliver a huge holiday gift of up to $30 million to theater owners, potentially paving the way to warming long-chilly relations between Netflix and cinemas.
From MarketWatch
“Not cheap little gifts. These were Santa Claus worthy,” Fulton said.
From Los Angeles Times
What else can I gift my infant grandchildren?
From MarketWatch
It's a gift for humanity and I will always be proud of that and I don't regret it.
From BBC
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