English noun: gift |
1. | gift (possession) something acquired without compensation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | acquisition |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | aid, award, bequest, bestowal, bestowment, bride price, contribution, devise, donation, dower, dowery, dowry, economic aid, enrichment, financial aid, free lunch, freebee, freebie, gift horse, giveaway, lagniappe, largess, largesse, legacy, portion, present, prize |
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2. | gift (cognition) natural abilities or qualities |
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| Synonyms | endowment, natural endowment, talent |
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| Broader (hypernym) | natural ability |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | bent, flair, genius, hang, knack, raw talent |
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3. | gift (act) the act of giving |
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| Synonyms | giving |
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| Broader (hypernym) | share-out, sharing |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | accordance, accordance of rights, alms-giving, almsgiving, bestowal, bestowment, charity, conferment, conferral, contribution, donation, endowment, oblation, offering |
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English verb: gift |
1. | gift (social) give qualities or abilities to |
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| Synonyms | empower, endow, endue, indue, invest |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody with something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | enable |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | cover |
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2. | gift (possession) give as a present; make a gift of |
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| Samples | What will you give her for her birthday?.
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| Synonyms | give, present |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | bequeath, bung, cede, deed over, deliver, distribute, donate, dower, endow, fee, give away, give out, give up, grant, hand out, leave, pass out, raffle, raffle off, render, submit, surrender, tender, tip, treat, will |
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