gift
To give as a gift or donationTo give as a gift or donation.
» You have a gift for music.
Du hast ein Talent für Musik. — Elie
У тебя дар к музыке. — sharptoothed
У тебе музичний талант. — deniko
У вас музичний талант. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(transitive)To give as a gift or donation.
schenken
дари́тьdarítʹ, подари́тьpodarítʹ
дарува́тиdaruváty, подарува́тиpodaruváty
give as a present; make a gift of
(transitive)To give away, to concede easily.
give qualities or abilities to
Examples
1761 sentencesYou have a gift for music.
У тебе музичний талант. — deniko
ruУ тебя дар к музыке. — sharptoothed
deDu hast ein Talent für Musik. — Elie
These are gifts for my friends.
Це подарунки для моїх друзів. — deniko
ruЭто подарки для моих друзей. — sharptoothed
Tom brought a gift for Mary.
Том приніс Мері подарунок. — deniko
ruТом принёс Мэри подарок. — marafon
deTom hat Mary ein Geschenk mitgebracht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom bought a gift for Mary.
Том купив Мері подарунок. — deniko
ruТом купил подарок для Мэри. — Balamax
deTom kaufte ein Geschenk für Mary. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I have a gift for you.
У мене для тебе подарунок. — deniko
ruУ меня для тебя подарок. — marafon
deIch habe ein Geschenk für dich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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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
gifts, gifting, gifted, giftedSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
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