gift
verb/ɡɪft/
/ɡɪft/
(British English)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they gift | /ɡɪft/ /ɡɪft/ |
| he / she / it gifts | /ɡɪfts/ /ɡɪfts/ |
| past simple gifted | /ˈɡɪftɪd/ /ˈɡɪftɪd/ |
| past participle gifted | /ˈɡɪftɪd/ /ˈɡɪftɪd/ |
| -ing form gifting | /ˈɡɪftɪŋ/ /ˈɡɪftɪŋ/ |
- (used especially in journalism) to give something to somebody without their having to make any effort to get it
- gift somebody something They gifted their opponents a goal.
- gift something to somebody They gifted a goal to their opponents.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse gipt; related to give.Want to learn more?
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