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gift English

Meaning gift meaning

What does gift mean?
Definitions in simple English

gift Noun

— A gift is something given to another person voluntarily. I didn't receive many gifts this Christmas. — A special talent or natural ability. She has a gift for singing.

gift Verb

— A gift is given to someone as a present. I received a gift from my parents as my Christmas present.

gift

— noun something acquired without compensation — noun (= endowment) natural abilities or qualities — noun (= giving) the act of giving — verb (= endow) give qualities or abilities to — verb (= give, present) give as a present; make a gift of What will you give her for her birthday?

Synonyms gift synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as gift?

gift English » English

present donation offering talent contribution endowment reward grant give boon giving prize presentation favor ability souvenir genius bounty tribute favour endow bestowal aptitude alms tip sacrifice premium indue grace flair endue empower donate token skill share portion natural endowment love largess invest give presents free forte dedication creation charity charisma capacity bonus

Topics gift topics

What do people use gift to talk about?
Social behavior Religion Practice religion

Offering, sacrifice
Work and occupation Finance Share wealth

Give, donate

Conjugation gift conjugation

How do you conjugate gift?

gift · verb

Examples gift examples

How do I use gift in a sentence?

Simple sentences

He had the gift of prophecy.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
Tom bought a gift for Mary.
The deep night and the full moon offered us only the atmosphere as a gift.
I told Tom Mary wouldn't accept the gift.
I need to buy a gift for Tom.
Tom didn't thank Mary for the gift.
Tom was worried that you wouldn't like his gift.
Health is the greatest gift.
My father gave me a computer as a gift.
Mary was happy with the gift.
I found a gift underneath my pillow.
Surprise your wife with a gift.
I'll give you a gift.
I cannot accept your gift.
You have a gift for music.
Can you gift-wrap this, please?
Could you gift wrap it?
Tom thanked me for the gift.
I'd like to have that gift wrapped.
The gift is expressive of my feelings.
The gift delighted the Indians very much.
Thank you for the wonderful gift.
Jenny thanked me for the gift.
This necklace of Jane's is a gift from her grandmother.
This book, which I've read twice, was a gift from Peter.
I cannot accept this gift.
This doll is a gift from my aunt.
That child was happy to get the gift.
This is a little gift for you.

Movie subtitles

We, we have learned so much from Elder Cunningham, and as our gift to you we wish to present the story of Joseph Smith and the first Mormons.
Dad says that's my special gift.
I'm gonna go give them this gift. Okay.
Forget the gift.
Forget about the gift.
This is my gift to her.
Basically, I'm giving her a gift from God.
A gift from Reddington.
I have a special wedding gift for you! Madame!
How, after half a year, Siegfried's gift to his bride, the Nibelungen Treasure, arrives in Worms and how the two queens quarrel with each other.
Would you accept this gift from me?
A guard killed by a man who left a gift to the museum.
I tell you, apologizing is a gift.
Your gift to her.
Refusing a gift is a grave insult.
A gift.
When I was little, my mom never used to do physical stuff with us because she had these big boobs and. I just don't want to miss out on stuff like she did just because I was given the worst genetic gift ever.
I have a gift, okay?
When I departed from the natives in Africa, they gave me a gift.
A gift for Kong, he says.
His only gift is with the sword.
Yes, but do we not exalt that gift too much, Chancellor?
Yeah, it's a gift.
I made you what you are! You think I won't can you just 'cause you have the gift of gab?
It is God's gift to everyone.
He makes you feel like he's giving you some kind of gift, when all he's done is turn you into a bunch of guard dogs!
This is the gift sent by King Lee Jae Ha of the Republic of Korea.
There's still no reply regarding the gift I sent out, right?
GIVEN THE GIFT OF INSIGHT.
I'm gonna go give them this gift. Okay. - I'll be right back, okay?
FINGERS A gift from Reddington.
I have a very special wedding gift for you. Madame!
Gudule had a gift for making a good stew out of the most dubious ingredients.
It's my gift.

News and current affairs

That gift seems motivated more by a desire for fame than a desire to do good.
On the contrary, they should view the currency peg as a valuable gift.
China has given the Europeans a gift.
The great gift of secularism, in turn, has been tolerance.
One indication that something new is affecting Russian policy is provided by those loyal Kremlin pundits who are known for their gift of unmistakably guessing their masters' changing moods.
Since he is an agnostic, his gift is not motivated by any belief that it will benefit him in an afterlife.
But the employers also quickly learned that the best kind of employment contract is one that offers employee not just a fixed contract, but also the possibility of a bonus, a sort of gift for good performance that is outside of any contract provisions.
I was receiving a gift--itself merely another demonstration of the president's arbitrary exercise of power--not proof of respect for moral principles.
It is also an unintentional gift from Russia to the West.
NEW YORK - A gift for words was always US President Barack Obama's strongest asset.
These NGOs, who flourished during the fight against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, had seen their funding dry up after Russia's withdrawal, so funds for fighting poppy seemed a gift from heaven.
Unless ordinary Americans wake up to these fiscal risks, the rich may walk away with another multi-billion-dollar gift as the country and the world bear the harsh consequences for years to come.
It is almost tempting to think that America's great Cold War opponent, the Soviet Union, with its sudden disappearance 15 years ago this month, left its own Trojan horse for America - the poisoned gift of unilateralism.
Christians usually respond that God bestowed on us the gift of free will, and hence is not responsible for the evil we do.
In both cases, the lesson is the same: concentrated financial power is a gift that keeps on giving - but not to you.
From an ethical perspective, however, should we care so much about the purity of the motive with which the gift was made?
China also made a gift to Pakistan of 50 JF-17 fighter jets.
Thus, a sort of free gift exchange between employer and employee emerged from these experiments, not any rigid or formulaic employment contract.
Nigerian officials are careful to disavow any link between this financial gift and Johnson's turn away from AFRICOM.
For him, the attempted Christmas Day bombing was a gift from heaven.
The formal rejection of the Iran-EU nuclear agreement in February 2005 was an unintended gift to Iran's hardliners, led by Ahmadinejad.
The key challenge for New Labour (as Blair re-styled it with his characteristic gift for spin), was the management of the British economy.
And his gift for motivating people was unmatched; indeed, it outlasted him, with his assassination cementing a powerful legacy.
So imagine just one child who can now go to school and receive the gift of education.

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