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Gift

//ɡɪft//

Definitions

1
Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.
She gave him a cell phone as a birthday gift.
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2
A talent or natural ability.
She had a gift for playing the flute.

1
To give as a gift or donation.
2
To give away, to concede easily.
Chelsea threw away two points when substitute Salomon Kalou gifted Valencia a penalty five minutes from time with a needless handball.

Word Origin

From Middle English gift (also yift, yifte, ȝift, ȝeft), partly from Old English ġift (“giving, consideration, dowry, wedding”) and Old Norse gipt (“gift, present, wedding”); both from Proto-Germanic ...

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