gift

[GIFT]

A gift is an item that's given without any expectation of payment it's a present. A gift may be the present you receive on your birthday or it may be a natural gift or talent you possess like your gift for reading lips.

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Anything given; anything voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation; a present; an offering.

Noun
the act of giving

Noun
natural qualities or talents

Noun
something acquired without compensation

Verb
give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"

Verb
give qualities or abilities to

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v. t.
Anything given; anything voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation; a present; an offering.

v. t.
The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing; as, the office is in the gift of the President.

v. t.
A bribe; anything given to corrupt.

v. t.
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.

v. t.
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.

v. t.
To endow with some power or faculty.

Gift

Gift , n. [OE. gift, yift, yeft, AS. gift, fr. gifan to give; akin to D. & G. gift, Icel. gift, gipt, Goth. gifts (in comp.). See Give, v. t.] 1. Anything given; anything voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation; a present; an offering.

Shall I receive by gift, what of my own, . . . I can command ?

2. The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing; as, the office is in the gift of the President. 3. A bribe; anything given to corrupt.

Neither take a gift, for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise.

4. Some quality or endowment given to man by God; a pre'89minent and special talent or aptitude; power; faculty; as, the gift of wit; a gift for speaking. 5. (Law) 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. Bouvier. Burrill. Gift rope (Naut), a rope extended to a boat for towing it; a guest rope. Syn. -- Present; donation; grant; largess; benefaction; boon; bounty; gratuity; endowment; talent; faculty. -- Gift, Present, Donation. These words, as here compared, denote something gratuitously imparted to another out of one's property. A gift is something given whether by a superior or an inferior, and is usually designed for the relief or benefit of him who receives it. A present is ordinarly from an equal or inferior, and is always intended as a compliment or expression of kindness. Donation is a word of more dignity, denoting, properly, a gift of considerable value, and ordinarly a gift made either to some public institution, or to an individual on account of his services to the public; as, a donation to a hospital, a charitable society, or a minister.

Gift

Gift, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gifted; p. pr. & vb. n. Gifting.] To endow with some power or faculty.

He was gifted . . . with philosophical sagacity.

Anything given; anything voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation; a present; an offering.

To endow with some power or faculty.

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Usage Examples

Beauty is indeed a good gift of God but that the good may not think it a great good, God dispenses it even to the wicked.

Beauty is ever to the lonely mind a shadow fleeting she is never plain. She is a visitor who leaves behind the gift of grief, the souvenir of pain.

Beauty is a fragile gift.

Beauty is the lover's gift.

Beauty is an outward gift which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has been refused.

A beautiful bouquet or a long-lasting flowering plant is a traditional gift for women, but I have recommended that both men and women keep fresh flowers in the home for their beauty, fragrance, and the lift they give our spirits.

Beauty, unlike the rest of the gifts handed out at birth, does not require dedication, patience and hard work to pay off. But it's also the only gift that does not keep on giving.

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Other Usage Examples

A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.

A thick skin is a gift from God.

A singer starts by having his instrument as a gift from God... When you have been given something in a moment of grace, it is sacrilegious to be greedy.

As it is the characteristic of great wits to say much in few words, so small wits seem to have the gift of speaking much and saying nothing.

Bad things do happen how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have - life itself.

A lot of the players are not involved with any NHL team, so to play and travel around with the Oldtimers' it's a kind of gift that the players really appreciate.

A gift of truth is the gift of love.