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–noun

1.	something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present.

2.	the act of giving.

3.	something bestowed or acquired without any particular effort by the recipient or without its being earned: Those extra points he got in the game were a total gift.

4.	a special ability or capacity; natural endowment; talent: the gift of saying the right thing at the right time.

–verb (used with object)

5.	to present with as a gift; bestow gifts upon; endow with.

6.	to present (someone) with a gift: just the thing to gift the newlyweds.

[Origin: 1125–75; ME < ON gift; c. OE gift (ME yift) marriage gift; akin to give

]

—Related forms

giftless, adjective

—Synonyms 1. donation, contribution, offering, benefaction, endowment, bounty, boon, largess, alms, gratuity, tip, premium, allowance, subsidy, bequest, legacy, inheritance, dowry. See present². 4. faculty, aptitude, capability, bent, forte, genius, turn, knack.

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gamete intrafallopian transfer
n. Abbr. GIFT
A technique of assisted reproduction in which eggs and sperm are inserted directly into a woman's fallopian tubes, where fertilization may occur.

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n.

Something that is bestowed voluntarily and without compensation.
The act, right, or power of giving.
A talent, endowment, aptitude, or inclination.

tr.v. gift·ed, gift·ing, gifts

To present something as a gift to.
To endow with.

[Middle English, from Old Norse; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]

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abbr. gamete intrafallopian transfer

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gift

1104, from O.N. gift, from P.Gmc. *giftiz (cf. O.Fris. jefte, M.Du. ghifte "gift," Ger. Mitgift "dowry"), from PIE base *ghabh- "to give or receive" (see habit). O.E. cognate gift meant "bride-price, marriage gift (by the groom), dowry" (O.E. for "giving, gift" was related giefu). Sense of "natural talent" is c.1300.

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gift
noun
1.	something acquired without compensation
2.	natural abilities or qualities [syn: endowment]
3.	the act of giving [syn: giving]
verb
1.	give qualities or abilities to [syn: endow]
2.	give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?" [syn: give]

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gift

In addition to the idiom beginning with gift, also see look a gift horse in the mouth.

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gift1 [gift] noun

something given willingly, eg as a present
Example: a birthday gift

Arabic:	هَدِيَّه، مِنْحَه
Chinese (Simplified):	礼物
Chinese (Traditional):	禮物
Czech:	dar
Danish:	gave
Dutch:	geschenk
Estonian:	kingitus
Finnish:	lahja
French:	cadeau
German:	das Geschenk
Greek:	δώρο
Hungarian:	ajándék
Icelandic:	gjöf
Indonesian:	hadiah
Italian:	regalo

Japanese:	贈りもの
Korean:	선물
Latvian:	dāvana
Lithuanian:	dovana
Norwegian:	gave, presang
Polish:	prezent
Portuguese (Brazil):	presente
Portuguese (Portugal):	presente
Romanian:	cadou
Russian:	подарок
Slovak:	dar
Slovenian:	darilo
Spanish:	presente, regalo, obsequio
Swedish:	gåva, present
Turkish:	armağan, hediye

gift2 [gift] noun

a natural ability
Example: She has a gift for music.

Arabic:	موهِبَه
Chinese (Simplified):	天赋
Chinese (Traditional):	天賦
Czech:	nadání
Danish:	evne; talent
Dutch:	gave
Estonian:	anne
Finnish:	lahja
French:	don
German:	die Begabung
Greek:	χάρισμα
Hungarian:	tehetség
Icelandic:	hæfileiki, gáfa
Indonesian:	bakat
Italian:	dono

Japanese:	天分
Korean:	천부의 재능
Latvian:	talants; spējas
Lithuanian:	Dievo dovana, talentas
Norwegian:	begavelse, gave
Polish:	dar
Portuguese (Brazil):	dom
Portuguese (Portugal):	talento
Romanian:	dar
Russian:	способности
Slovak:	talent
Slovenian:	dar
Spanish:	don, talento
Swedish:	gåva, talang, begåvning
Turkish:	yetenek, kabiliyet

gift [gift] verb

to give or present as a gift
Example: This painting was gifted by our former chairman.

Arabic:	يَهب
Chinese (Simplified):	赠送
Chinese (Traditional):	贈送
Czech:	darovat
Danish:	give; donere
Dutch:	schenken
Estonian:	kinkima
Finnish:	lahjoittaa
French:	offrir
German:	schenken
Greek:	χαρίζω
Hungarian:	ajándékoz
Icelandic:	gefa
Indonesian:	menghadiahkan
Italian:	donare

Japanese:	贈る
Korean:	선물로 주다
Latvian:	dāvināt
Lithuanian:	(pa)dovanoti
Norwegian:	gi
Polish:	podarować
Portuguese (Brazil):	presentear, doar
Portuguese (Portugal):	dar um presente
Romanian:	a oferi, a dărui
Russian:	дарить
Slovak:	darovať
Slovenian:	podariti
Spanish:	obsequiar, regalar
Swedish:	begåva, förläna
Turkish:	hediye vermek

See also: gifted, gift of the gab

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Gift

Do*na"tion\, n. [L. donatio; cf. F. donation.]

1. The act of giving or bestowing; a grant.

After donation there an absolute change and alienation of the property of the thing given. --South.

2. That which is given as a present; that which is transferred to another gratuitously; a gift.

And some donation freely to estate On the bless'd lovers. --Shak.

3. (Law) The act or contract by which a person voluntarily transfers the title to a thing of which be is the owner, from himself to another, without any consideration, as a free gift. --Bouvier.

Donation party, a party assembled at the house of some one, as of a clergyman, each one bringing some present. [U.S.] --Bartlett.

Syn: Gift; present; benefaction; grant. See Gift.

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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 ? --Milton.

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. --Deut. xvi. 19.

4. Some quality or endowment given to man by God; a pre["e]minent 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.

Usage: 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.

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