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Meaning of gift | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2 Frequent
ɡɪft

Definitions

  1. Acronym of gamete intrafallopian transfer.
    abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable, usually
  2. Something given to another voluntarily, without charge
  3. Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.
  4. A talent or natural ability
  5. A talent or natural ability.
  6. gamete intrafallopian transfer
  7. Something gained incidentally, without effort
  8. Something gained incidentally, without effort.
  9. To present with a quality, trait, or power:dower, endow, endue, gird, invest.
  10. The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing
  11. The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing.
  12. to give or present as a gift. This painting was gifted by our former chairman. geskenk يَهب подарявам presentear darovat schenken give; donere χαρίζωobsequiar, regalar kinkima هدیه کردن lahjoittaa offrir לתת מתנה भेंट देना darovati ajándékoz menghadiahkan gefa donare 贈る (물건을) 증정하다 (pa)dovanoti dāvināt menghadiahkan schenkengipodarować کول ډالۍ dar um presente a ofe­ri, a dărui дарить darovať podariti pokloniti begåva, förläna ให้; มอบให้ hediye vermek 贈送 дарувати تحفے کے طور پر دینا tặng quà 赠送
  13. To give as a gift or donation
  14. having very great natural ability. a gifted musician/child. begaafde مَوهوب надарен talentoso nadaný begabt begavet; talentfuld προικισμένος, χαρισματικόςtalentoso, con talento/don andekas با استعداد lahjakas douéמחונן गुणी, प्रतिभाशाली darovit tehetséges berbakat hæfileikaríkur di talento 天分の豊かな 탁월한 재능을 지닌 gamtos apdovanotas, talentingas apdāvināts; talantīgs bergeliga begaafdbegavet, talentfull, evnerikutalentowany ځيرك، مستعد talentoso dotat одарённый nadaný nadarjen nadaren begåvad, talan...
  15. the ability to talk fluently and persuasively. wel ter tale المَوهِبَه على الكَلام بِطَلاقَه убедителност dom da palavra výřečnost ein gutes Mundwerk have talegaverne i orden ευφράδεια tener un pico de oro, tener mucha labia kõneanne استعداد خوش صحبتی puhelahjat faconde כושר ביטוי जबरदस्त और प्रभावशाली ढंग से बोलना rječitost jó beszélőkéje van fasih mælskur, málfimur dono della chiacchiera 口達者 능변 gerai pakabintas liežuvis spēja [] muldēt petah bercakap rad van tong zijn et godt snakketøy dar ...
  16. Something that is bestowed voluntarily and without compensation: I received several gifts for my birthday. Your gift of $100 is greatly appreciated.
  17. The act of giving: The painting came into their possession by gift.
  18. A talent, endowment, aptitude, or inclination: She has a gift for playing the piano.
  19. To present something as a gift to: gifted his niece with a watch.
  20. To give as a gift: "King Charles II ... had gifted the land of Carolina to certain members of his court" (Marilyn Yalom).

Equivalents

Afrikaans geskenk kado
አማርኛ ስጦታ
Azərbaycanca hədiyyə
Български дар дарба подарък
བོད་སྐད ལག་རྟགས
Català do donar dot oferir present regal regalar
Čeština dar dárek darovat vloha
Cymraeg anrheg
Dansk gave
Esperanto donaco
Euskara opari
Gàidhlig tìodhlac
Galego agasallo don presente regalo
ગુજરાતી બક્ષિશ ભેટ
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Makana
עברית מַתָּנָה שי
Bahasa Indonesia hadiah kado
Íslenska gjöf
Қазақша сый сыйлық
한국어 례물 선물 예물 재능 천분 천재
Kurdî dar dare do do dom don dot dot hediye
Кыргызча белек
Latina dare donare dōnum munus xenium
Lëtzebuergesch Geschenk Kaddo
Lietuvių dovana
Te Reo Māori takoha
Монгол авъяас бэлэг
मराठी भेट
Bahasa Melayu hadiah
Malti rigal
မြန်မာဘာသာ ပဏ္ဏာ
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଦାନ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਤੋਹਫ਼ਾ
پښتو هديه
Română cadou dar dărui
Slovenčina dar darček darovať
Slovenščina dar darílo
Shqip dhuratë
Sesotho mpho
Kiswahili kipawa zawadi
Тоҷикӣ бахшиш
ትግርኛ ህያብ
Setswana mpho
Türkçe armağan hediye kabiliyet yetenek
ئۇيغۇرچە سوۋغا
Oʻzbekcha hadya tuhfa
Tiếng Việt qua quả tang tang
IsiXhosa isipho
Yorùbá ẹbun
IsiZulu isipho

Examples

“She gave him a cell phone as a birthday gift.”
““I thank you for the gift, Dr. Yueh,” Paul said, speaking formally. “It will be our secret. If there is a gift or favor you wish from me, please do not hesitate to ask.” "I . . . need for nothing," Yueh said.”
“But now I know, but now I really know / Of only one thing I am truly very sure / Love is a gift, love is a gift”
“She bought the model as a surprise gift for a friend who is a lifelong HST fan and railwayman, and who will soon be celebrating a milestone birthday.”
“She had a gift for playing the flute.”
““[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.””
“The office is in the gift of the President.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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