giftnoun
uk/ɡɪft/us/ɡɪft/gift noun (PRESENT)
A2 [ C ] a present or something that is given:
a birthday/wedding gift
The guests all arrived bearing (= bringing) gifts.
[ C usually singular ] informal something that is surprisingly easy or cheap:
That goal was a gift!
£100 for a good leather coat? It's a gift!
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- Thanks to a large gift from an anonymous donor, the charity was able to continue its work.
- Please indicate which free gift you would like to receive.
- My husband and myself were delighted with the gift.
- It was easy to see the gift as a sort of bribe.
- She's got a secret admirer who keeps sending her gifts.
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Presents and gifts
- Christmas stocking
- favour
- free gift
- freebie
- giveaway
- goody bag
- little
- novelty
- offering
- party bag
- party favor
- perk
- present
- prezzie
- stocking filler
- stocking stuffer
- token
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Easiness and simplicity
gift noun (ABILITY)
C1 [ C usually singular ] a special ability to do something:
He has a gift for languages.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Skill, talent and ability
- a magic touch idiom
- ability
- accomplishment
- accuracy
- acumen
- capability
- command
- dash
- ear
- effortless
- expertise
- facility
- faculty
- finesse
- nose
- polish
- proficient
- prowess
- pyrotechnics
- qualification
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Idiom(s)
a gift from the gods
the gift of the gab
in sb's gift/in the gift of sb
giftverb [ T ]
uk/ɡɪft/us/ɡɪft/to give something in an official or formal way:
The child's grandmother had gifted her £10,000.
to make it easy for an opponent to score, win, or be successful:
She hit the ball into the net, almost gifting the set to her opponent.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Giving, providing and supplying
- accommodate
- accord
- administer
- administration
- assignment
- award
- deliver
- hand sth around
- hand sth back
- hand sth in
- hand sth out
- hand sth over
- invest
- lay
- spare
- step
- step forward
- supplier
- supply
- supply chain
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