Gift Definition

gĭft
gifted, gifting, gifts
noun
gifts
Something given to show friendship, affection, support, etc.; present.
Webster's New World
Something that is bestowed voluntarily and without compensation.
I received several gifts for my birthday. Your gift of $100 is greatly appreciated.
American Heritage
The act, power, or right of giving.
Webster's New World
A natural ability; talent.
A gift for languages.
Webster's New World
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verb
gifted, gifting, gifts
To present a gift to.
Webster's New World
To present as a gift.
Webster's New World
To endow with.
Nature has gifted her with a fine voice.
American Heritage
Property given as a present.
Webster's New World Law
The action of making a present of property.
Webster's New World Law
abbreviation
Gamete intrafallopian transfer.
American Heritage Medicine
idiom
look a gift horse in the mouth
  • to be critical of a gift or favor
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Gift

Noun

Singular:
gift
Plural:
gifts

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Gift

  • look a gift horse in the mouth

Origin of Gift

  • Middle English from Old Norse ghabh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old Norse gipt, cognate with Old English ġift.

    From Wiktionary

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