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Grammar : Noun
Spell : gift
Phonetic Transcription : gɪft



Definition of gifts

Origin :
  • mid-13c. (c.1100 in surnames), from a Scandinavian source, cf. Old Norse gift, gipt "gift, good luck," from Proto-Germanic *giftiz (cf. Old Saxon gift, Old Frisian jefte, Middle Dutch ghifte "gift," German Mitgift "dowry"), from PIE root *ghabh- "to give or receive" (see habit).
  • For German Gift "poison," see poison (n.). Old English cognate gift meant "bride-price, marriage gift (by the groom), dowry" (Old English noun for "giving, gift" was related giefu). Sense of "natural talent" is c.1300, perhaps from earlier sense of "inspiration" (late 12c.). As a verb from 16c., especially in gifted. As a verb, giftwrap (also gift-wrap) attested by 1936.
  • noun something given freely, for no recompense
  • noun talent, aptitude
Example sentences :
  • The spirit and the gifts of freedom ill assort with the condition of a slave.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • In the brilliancy of his gifts he was at least the equal of Bolingbroke.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • God has given me gifts to use for my fellows, and use them I must till he, not man, stops me.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • But let me hear, ere you start, what gifts you take away with you from Beaulieu?
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • The Christmas morning had brought Sidney half a dozen gifts.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • That they are the gifts of His grace and that I am unworthy of them, 3.
  • Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
  • They talked only of him, spreading out his gifts as if to shame hers.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • The gifts of nature had been the instruments of dissipation.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • Always ask love to pour out its gifts upon the altar of sacrifice.
  • Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous
  • He was of an acquisitive nature, was Charlie—and the road to his favor must be paved with gifts.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower

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