| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  g ft |
| NOUN: | 1. Something that is bestowed voluntarily and without compensation. 2. The act, right, or power of giving. 3. A talent, endowment, aptitude, or inclination. | | TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: gift·ed, gift·ing, gifts
1. To present something as a gift to. 2. To endow with. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old Norse. See ghabh- in Appendix I.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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