GIFT
\ɡˈɪft], \ɡˈɪft], \ɡ_ˈɪ_f_t]\
Definitions of GIFT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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give qualities or abilities to
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natural qualities or talents
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give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"
By Princeton University
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give qualities or abilities to
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natural qualities or talents
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give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Anything given; anything voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation; a present; an offering.
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The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing; as, the office is in the gift of the President.
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A bribe; anything given to corrupt.
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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.
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To endow with some power or faculty.
By Oddity Software
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Anything given; anything voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation; a present; an offering.
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The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing; as, the office is in the gift of the President.
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A bribe; anything given to corrupt.
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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.
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To endow with some power or faculty.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A thing given: a bribe: a quality bestowed by nature: the act of giving.
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To endow with any power or faculty.
By Daniel Lyons
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To endow with any power or faculty.
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A present; anything given or bestowed; an offering; power; faculty.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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The act of giving; anything given; a donation; a bribe; a natural endowment.
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To endow with any gift or faculty; to bestow.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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n. [Anglo-Saxon] A present; anything given or bestowed; transfer of land or property without consideration;—act of bestowing or conferring;—power or right to give;—a religious offering; oblation;—a donation;—a reward; a bribe;—faculty; endowment; mental power or moral quality given to man by God.
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