Gift
noun
Something that is given to someone without expecting anything in return.
She gave me a gift on my birthday.
Often appears as...
- birthday gift
- wedding gift
noun
A natural ability or talent.
She has a gift for playing the piano.
Often appears as...
- gift for music
- gift for art
verb
To give something as a gift.
He gifted her a diamond necklace.
Often appears as...
- gifted her a necklace
- gifted him a book
noun
The act of giving.
The gift of the property was made in his will.
Often appears as...
- gift of property
- gift of money
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Formal
noun
Something that is given to someone without expecting anything in return.
She gave me a gift on my birthday.
Often appears as...
- birthday gift
- wedding gift
noun
A natural ability or talent.
She has a gift for playing the piano.
Often appears as...
- gift for music
- gift for art
verb
To give something as a gift.
He gifted her a diamond necklace.
Often appears as...
- gifted her a necklace
- gifted him a book
noun
The act of giving.
The gift of the property was made in his will.
Often appears as...
- gift of property
- gift of money
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Unconditional Kindness
The 'gift' implies no strings attached, used when generosity or thoughtfulness is shown.
He fixed her car as a gift, expecting nothing in return.
Pro Tip 2/3Common Celebrations
Often associated with special occasions where exchanging gifts is a tradition.
They exchanged gifts every Christmas without fail.
Pro Tip 3/3Phrase Usage
Used in phrases like 'the gift of life,' expressing something precious and cherished.
They considered their newborn baby the greatest gift of all.
Pro Tip 1/3Unconditional Kindness
The 'gift' implies no strings attached, used when generosity or thoughtfulness is shown.
He fixed her car as a gift, expecting nothing in return.
Pro Tip 2/3Common Celebrations
Often associated with special occasions where exchanging gifts is a tradition.
They exchanged gifts every Christmas without fail.
Pro Tip 3/3Phrase Usage
Used in phrases like 'the gift of life,' expressing something precious and cherished.
They considered their newborn baby the greatest gift of all.
Pro Tip 1/3Unconditional Kindness
The 'gift' implies no strings attached, used when generosity or thoughtfulness is shown.
He fixed her car as a gift, expecting nothing in return.
Pro Tip 2/3Common Celebrations
Often associated with special occasions where exchanging gifts is a tradition.
They exchanged gifts every Christmas without fail.
Pro Tip 3/3Phrase Usage
Used in phrases like 'the gift of life,' expressing something precious and cherished.
They considered their newborn baby the greatest gift of all.
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Everything you need to...
into their homes with generosity for fear that the strangers might be gods in disguise. This ancient code of hospitality was called xenia. It involved hosts providing their guests with safety, food, and comfort, and the guests returning the favor with courtesy and gifts if they had them.
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Ami Klin: A new way to...
There are those individuals who are profoundly intellectually disabled but there are those that are gifted. There are those individuals who don't talk at all; there are those individuals who talk too much. There are those individuals that if you observe them in their school,
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What is a gift economy?...
But in a gift economy, gifts given without explicit conditions are used to foster a system of social ties and obligations. While the market economies we know are formed by relationships between the things being traded, a gift economy consists of the relationships
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Garth Lenz: The true...
We have an incredible gift in the boreal, an incredible opportunity to preserve our best defense against global warming, but we could let that slip away. The tar sands could threaten not just a large section of the boreal. It compromises the life and the health
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Battling To Save...
Would be, would have burnt our reserve. So this was an early storm. Unexpected, completely. So it was really a gift, because without, it will be just a complete mess and it's the area of the magnolias, we were protecting the brand new species,
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How Can Bees Save Bears?...
and they produce the honey. They collect that little gift from the bear and transform in a honey pot, and we're recovering the forest little by little. So our project now is protecting the ecosystem, protecting the Inter-Andean dry forest
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TED2016 in review PIPE...
it's such a roller coaster okay then the other thing is when we got here it wasn't immediately often obvious where the gift basket because work and my husband said so I wonder what's in the gift basket and I was like oh I am
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Donating a Kidney to a...
who just wants to help someone in need. The power of that gift is that I'm giving a kidney, but don't need a kidney in return. And what that can do is unlock all of this potential in the paired donor exchange.
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Amy Purdy: Living beyond...
as something negative or bad, we can begin to look at them as blessings, magnificent gifts that can be used to ignite our imaginations and help us go further than we ever knew we could go.
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Learning from smallpox:...
By helping to protect others, we help to protect ourselves. Disease eradication is the ultimate gift we can give to everyone alive today, as well as all future generations of humanity.
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Everything you need to...
into their homes with generosity for fear that the strangers might be gods in disguise. This ancient code of hospitality was called xenia. It involved hosts providing their guests with safety, food, and comfort, and the guests returning the favor with courtesy and gifts if they had them.
Video examples
Ami Klin: A new way to...
There are those individuals who are profoundly intellectually disabled but there are those that are gifted. There are those individuals who don't talk at all; there are those individuals who talk too much. There are those individuals that if you observe them in their school,
Video examples
What is a gift economy?...
But in a gift economy, gifts given without explicit conditions are used to foster a system of social ties and obligations. While the market economies we know are formed by relationships between the things being traded, a gift economy consists of the relationships
Video examples
Garth Lenz: The true...
We have an incredible gift in the boreal, an incredible opportunity to preserve our best defense against global warming, but we could let that slip away. The tar sands could threaten not just a large section of the boreal. It compromises the life and the health
Video examples
Battling To Save...
Would be, would have burnt our reserve. So this was an early storm. Unexpected, completely. So it was really a gift, because without, it will be just a complete mess and it's the area of the magnolias, we were protecting the brand new species,
Video examples
How Can Bees Save Bears?...
and they produce the honey. They collect that little gift from the bear and transform in a honey pot, and we're recovering the forest little by little. So our project now is protecting the ecosystem, protecting the Inter-Andean dry forest
Video examples
TED2016 in review PIPE...
it's such a roller coaster okay then the other thing is when we got here it wasn't immediately often obvious where the gift basket because work and my husband said so I wonder what's in the gift basket and I was like oh I am
Video examples
Donating a Kidney to a...
who just wants to help someone in need. The power of that gift is that I'm giving a kidney, but don't need a kidney in return. And what that can do is unlock all of this potential in the paired donor exchange.
Video examples
Amy Purdy: Living beyond...
as something negative or bad, we can begin to look at them as blessings, magnificent gifts that can be used to ignite our imaginations and help us go further than we ever knew we could go.
Video examples
Learning from smallpox:...
By helping to protect others, we help to protect ourselves. Disease eradication is the ultimate gift we can give to everyone alive today, as well as all future generations of humanity.
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Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
I try to live what I teach. A lot of things come against us in life, but we should try to find something to be grateful for, and see each day as a gift.
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John Ruskin
English Writer
Every great person is always being helped by everybody; for their gift is to get good out of all things and all persons.
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Wayne Dyer
American Psychologist
The presence of passion within you is the greatest gift you can receive. Treat it as a miracle.
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
Changes and progress very rarely are gifts from above. They come out of struggles from below.
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Lionel Messi
Argentinian Footballer
Today I am the happiest man in the world, my son was born and thanks to God for this gift.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
I believe that the greatest gift you can give your family and the world is a healthy you.
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Voltaire
French Writer
God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.
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Mary J. Blige
American Musician
My responsibility to God is to live. That's the gift he gave me.
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Elie Wiesel
American Novelist
Peace is our gift to each other.
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Georg Brandes
Danish Critic
Being gifted needs courage.
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Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
I try to live what I teach. A lot of things come against us in life, but we should try to find something to be grateful for, and see each day as a gift.
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John Ruskin
English Writer
Every great person is always being helped by everybody; for their gift is to get good out of all things and all persons.
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Wayne Dyer
American Psychologist
The presence of passion within you is the greatest gift you can receive. Treat it as a miracle.
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Noam Chomsky
American Activist
Changes and progress very rarely are gifts from above. They come out of struggles from below.
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Lionel Messi
Argentinian Footballer
Today I am the happiest man in the world, my son was born and thanks to God for this gift.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
I believe that the greatest gift you can give your family and the world is a healthy you.
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Voltaire
French Writer
God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.
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Mary J. Blige
American Musician
My responsibility to God is to live. That's the gift he gave me.
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Elie Wiesel
American Novelist
Peace is our gift to each other.
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Georg Brandes
Danish Critic
Being gifted needs courage.
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