gift
Something given to another voluntarily, without chargeSomething given to another voluntarily, without charge.
» You have a gift for music.
Du hast ein Talent für Musik.
У тебя дар к музыке.
У тебе музичний талант.
У вас музичний талант.
Meaning
5 sensesSomething given to another voluntarily, without charge.
She gave him a cell phone as a birthday gift.
Geschenk, Präsent, Spende
пода́рокpodárok, дарdar, презе́нтprezént
подару́нокpodarúnok, дару́нокdarúnok, дарdar
A talent or natural ability.
She had a gift for playing the flute.
Begabung, Talent
дарdar, тала́нтtalánt, одарённостьodarjónnostʹ
дарdar, талантtalant
natural abilities or qualities
Something gained incidentally, without effort.
Geschenk
пода́рокpodárok
дарdar
something acquired without compensation
The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing.
The office is in the gift of the President.
the act of giving
(Australia)A footrace, often a short one with a prize, sometimes with a handicap system whereby runners start from different positions based on their past performance.
Examples
1761 sentencesYou have a gift for music.
У тебе музичний талант.
ruУ тебя дар к музыке.
deDu hast ein Talent für Musik.
These are gifts for my friends.
Це подарунки для моїх друзів.
ruЭто подарки для моих друзей.
Tom brought a gift for Mary.
Том приніс Мері подарунок.
ruТом принёс Мэри подарок.
deTom hat Mary ein Geschenk mitgebracht.
Tom bought a gift for Mary.
Том купив Мері подарунок.
ruТом купил подарок для Мэри.
deTom kaufte ein Geschenk für Mary.
I have a gift for you.
У мене для тебе подарунок.
ruУ меня для тебя подарок.
deIch habe ein Geschenk für dich.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English yifte, ȝift, partly from Old English ġift, ġyft (“giving, consideratioFrom Middle English yifte, ȝift, partly from Old English ġift, ġyft (“giving, consideration, dowry, wedding”) and Old Norse gipt (“gift, present, wedding”); both from Proto-Germanic *giftiz (“gift”). Equivalent to give + -t (etymologically yive + -t).
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Forms
plural: giftsSynonyms
19 synonyms- the act of giving:giving
- natural abilities or qualities:endowmenttalentnatural endowment
Word family
46 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- a gift for
- buy a gift
- like the gift
- is a gifted
- christmas gifts
- love the gift
- gift wrap
- best best gift
- for the gift
- on the gift
- a small gift
- an expensive gift