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# gift

«gift» in Mova's school dictionary: **something you give to someone without asking for money…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (gift, gifts); verb (gift, gifts, gifted — less common)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A gift is something you give to someone without asking for money, like a present for a birthday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gift/#m1)

2) A gift is also a special talent you are born with, like a gift for music. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gift/#m2)

3) To gift something is to give it as a present. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gift/#m3)

4) Gifted means very clever or talented. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gift/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

Things counted, bought or given; giving a gift takes from one person and adds to another. In everyday life: birthday gifts, holiday gifts, a gift card, a thank-you note for a gift. In stories: magic gifts from a fairy. Phrases: «gift card», «gift shop», «a gift for», «gift-wrap».

### examples

- She bought 4 gifts for 5 dollars each. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gift/#x1)
- Tom wraps 12 gifts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gift/#x2)
- Each gift needs 2 metres of ribbon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gift/#x3)
- He got 3 gifts from his aunt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gift/#x4)
- I wrote a thank-you card for every gift. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gift/#x5)
- Maya has a gift for drawing animals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gift/#x6)
- The museum gift shop sells postcards. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gift/#x7)
- The fairy gave the princess three gifts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gift/#x8)
- The gift of laughing was given to man alone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gift/#x9)

### note

Gifts are usually the counted thing; giving a gift away subtracts, receiving one adds. Trap: «a gift card of 20 dollars» is money to spend, not one item. False friend: German «Gift» means poison. Safety: do not accept gifts from strangers online.

### In the corpora

- [Cashback at a shop means taking your own money out as cash while paying by card; it is not a gift.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/20/)
- [A secret told to you is a gift; giving it away hurts the friend who trusted you.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/49-how-to-handle-gossip/19/)
- [I have the gift of conversation.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/68-willows-ch11-part4-the-secret-passage/21/)
- ["Party favours" is US slang for illegal drugs at a party, though it also means small party gifts.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/30-drinking-and-drugs/20/)
- [Money is a way of swapping your work, or a gift, for things you need or want.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/37-things-and-money/0/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «gift» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gift/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.