What does gift mean?
Gift means Something given to another voluntarily, without charge..
Looking up this word…
Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
/ɡɪft/ · noun
Something given to another voluntarily, without charge..
She gave him a cell phone as a birthday gift.
“I thank you for the gift, Dr. Yueh,” Paul said, speaking formally. “It will be our secret. If there is a gift or favor you wish from me, please do not hesitate to ask.” "I . . . need for nothing," Yueh said.
But now I know, but now I really know / Of only one thing I am truly very sure / Love is a gift, love is a gift
She bought the model as a surprise gift for a friend who is a lifelong HST fan and railwayman, and who will soon be celebrating a milestone birthday.
She had a gift for playing the flute.
“[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
The office is in the gift of the President.
Chelsea threw away two points when substitute Salomon Kalou gifted Valencia a penalty five minutes from time with a needless handball.
Use gift when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gift means Something given to another voluntarily, without charge..
Common synonyms include gift For beneficial actions, favor, ability, aptitude.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
She gave him a cell phone as a birthday gift.
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.