Definitions for GIFTgɪft
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
giftgɪft(n.)
something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to honor a person or an occasion or to provide assistance; present.
the act of giving.
something bestowed or acquired without being sought or earned by the receiver.
a special ability or capacity; natural endowment; talent:
a gift for music.
(v.t.)to give some power, capacity, or talent to.
to present (someone) with a gift:
just the thing to gift the newlyweds.
Origin of gift:
1125–75; ME < ON gift; c. OE gift (ME yift) marriage gift; akin to give
Princeton's WordNet
gift(noun)
something acquired without compensation
endowment, gift, talent, natural endowment(noun)
natural abilities or qualities
giving, gift(verb)
the act of giving
endow, indue, gift, empower, invest, endue(verb)
give qualities or abilities to
give, gift, present(verb)
give as a present; make a gift of
"What will you give her for her birthday?"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
gift(noun)ˈɪft
a present you give
birthday/Christmas/Hanukkah gifts; to give a gift; friends exchanging gifts at Christmas
giftˈɪft
a natural ability; = talent
She has a gift for telling stories.
giftˈɪft
sth you are very thankful for
the gifts that God gives us
Wiktionary
gift(Noun)
Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.
gift(Noun)
A talent or natural ability.
gift(Noun)
Something gained incidentally, without effort.
gift(Verb)
To give (as a gift) to.
gift(Verb)
To give away, to concede easily
Origin: From gipt, cognate with Old English ġift.
Webster Dictionary
Gift(verb)
anything given; anything voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation; a present; an offering
Gift(verb)
the act, right, or power of giving or bestowing; as, the office is in the gift of the President
Gift(verb)
a bribe; anything given to corrupt
Gift(verb)
some quality or endowment given to man by God; a preeminent and special talent or aptitude; power; faculty; as, the gift of wit; a gift for speaking
Gift(verb)
a voluntary transfer of real or personal property, without any consideration. It can be perfected only by deed, or in case of personal property, by an actual delivery of possession
Gift(verb)
to endow with some power or faculty
Translations for GIFT
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- geskenkAfrikaans
- هَدِيَّه، مِنْحَهArabic
- подаръкBulgarian
- presentePortuguese (BR)
- darCzech
- das GeschenkGerman
- gaveDanish
- δώροGreek
- presente, regalo, obsequioSpanish
- kingitusEstonian
- هدیهFarsi
- lahjaFinnish
- cadeauFrench
- מתנהHebrew
- दानHindi
- darCroatian
- ajándékHungarian
- hadiahIndonesian
- gjöfIcelandic
- regaloItalian
- 贈りものJapanese
- 선물Korean
- dovanaLithuanian
- dāvanaLatvian
- hadiahMalay
- geschenkDutch
- gave, presangNorwegian
- prezentPolish
- هدیهPersian
- سوغات، ډالۍ، تحفه: استعدادPashto
- presentePortuguese
- cadouRomanian
- подарокRussian
- darSlovak
- dariloSlovenian
- poklonSerbian
- gåva, presentSwedish
- ของขวัญThai
- armağan, hediyeTurkish
- 禮物Chinese (Trad.)
- подарунок, дарUkrainian
- عطیہUrdu
- quà tặngVietnamese
- 礼物Chinese (Simp.)
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