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gift
What does gift mean?
gift (noun): something given to another voluntarily, without charge.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use gift in a sentence?
- She gave him a cell phone as a birthday gift. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce gift?
/ɡɪft/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does gift come from?
From Middle English yifte, ȝift, partly from Old English ġift, ġyft (“giving, consideration, dowry, wedding”) and Old Norse gipt (“gift, present, wedding”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “gift” mean?
something given to another voluntarily, without charge
Right! That's what “gift” means.
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
Not quite: that's what development means.
true facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality
Not quite: that's what truth means.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
Not quite: that's what service means.
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