gift
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.
a special ability or capacity; natural endowment; talent: the gift of saying the right thing at the right time.
to present with as a gift; bestow gifts upon; endow with.
to present (someone) with a gift: just the thing to gift the newlyweds.
Origin of gift
1synonym study For gift
Other words for gift
Other words from gift
- giftless, adjective
Other definitions for GIFT (2 of 2)
gamete intrafallopian transfer: a laparoscopic process in which eggs are retrieved from an ovary by aspiration and inserted, along with sperm, into the fallopian tube of another woman.
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How to use gift in a sentence
Holiday season is finally here and nothing beats seasonal gifts.
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Is Seagal being compensated by Putin re-gifting Bob Kraft's Super Bowl ring to him?
What Is the Fascist Fascination With America’s D-Listers? | Joe Concha | March 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn fact, she was struck with an episode during her interview, gifting an unsuspecting audience member with, yep, a free car.
Oprah Winfrey’s Fabulous ‘Butler’ Press Tour: The Best Moments (VIDEO) | Kevin Fallon | August 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn her article, Medine acknowledges the slippery slope of gifting and expresses remorse.
Four years after gifting his DNA via Craigslist, a Kansas man may be on the hook for $6,000 in child support.
The Sperm Donor Trap: Should Your DNA Follow You for Life? | Lizzie Crocker | January 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut self-gifting of cash was downright rampant in corporate boardrooms across America.
Fiscal Cliff Spurs Record Special Dividend Payouts | Matthew Zeitlin | December 31, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAshur-uballit, king of Ashur, once wrote intimating to Akhenaton that he was gifting him horses and chariots and a jewel seal.
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British Dictionary definitions for gift (1 of 2)
/ (ɡɪft) /
something given; a present
a special aptitude, ability, or power; talent
the power or right to give or bestow (esp in the phrases in the gift of, in (someone's) gift)
the act or process of giving
look a gift-horse in the mouth (usually negative) to find fault with a free gift or chance benefit
to present (something) as a gift to (a person)
(often foll by with) to present (someone) with a gift
rare to endow with; bestow
Origin of gift
1Derived forms of gift
- giftless, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for GIFT (2 of 2)
/ (ɡɪft) /
gamete intrafallopian transfer: a technique, similar to in vitro fertilization, that enables some women who are unable to conceive to bear children. Egg cells are removed from the woman's ovary, mixed with sperm, and introduced into one of her Fallopian tubes
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with gift
In addition to the idiom beginning with gift
- gift of gab
also see:
- look a gift horse in the mouth
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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