gift
IPA: gˈɪft
noun
- Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.
- A talent or natural ability.
- Something gained incidentally, without effort.
- The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing.
- (medicine) Acronym of gamete intrafallopian transfer.
verb
- (transitive) To give as a gift or donation.
- (transitive) To give away, to concede easily.
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Examples of "gift" in Sentences
- Anonymous said ... the gift is the unwrapped box below ......
- "Enjoy the gift of beauty with the deluxe fall gift* from Estée Lauder.
- Renee, I simply do not think there is anything amiss with using the term gift when referring to the blessing of a baby.
- But besides imagination, skill and observation, Charles Williams had a good purpose, and his gift is all the greater because he puts it to use well: in service of the moral imagination.
- I realize in religious celebration one may use the term gift as in 'a Sacrament in the Church is a gift, whether it is Anointing of the Sick or Reconciliation 'for those who believe in God.
- He recently sought permission from the court to sell off some possessions to pay his expenses, including a $40,000-to-$60,000 Andy Warhol print entitled "Liz," which he identified as a gift from the artist, glass frogs and other figurines, a presidential-inaugural medal collection and jewelry from his mother.
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