gift
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| 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. |
| 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. |
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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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| gift
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tr.v. gift·ed, gift·ing, gifts
[Middle English, from Old Norse; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.] |
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| GIFT
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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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
gift2 [gift] nounExample: a birthday gift
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a natural ability
Example: She has a gift for music.
gift [gift] verbExample: She has a gift for music.
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to give or present as a gift
Example: This painting was gifted by our former chairman.
See also: gifted, gift of the gabExample: This painting was gifted by our former chairman.
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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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
| GIFT gamete intrafallopian tube transfer |
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