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plural gifts
Something given to another voluntarily, without charge. quotations examples
“I thank you for the gift, Dr. Yueh,” Paul said, speaking formally. “It will be our secret. If there is a gift or favor you wish from me, please do not hesitate to ask.”"I . . need for nothing," Yueh said.
1965, Frank Herbert, Dune (Science Fiction), New York: Ace Books, page 48
She bought the model as a surprise gift for a friend who is a lifelong HST fan and railwayman, and who will soon be celebrating a milestone birthday.
2021 October 20, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 942, page 71
A talent or natural ability. quotations examples
“ […] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Something gained incidentally, without effort. examples
The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing. examples
third-person singular simple present gifts, present participle gifting, simple past and past participle gifted
(transitive) To give as a gift or donation. examples
(transitive) To give away, to concede easily. quotations examples
Chelsea threw away two points when substitute Salomon Kalou gifted Valencia a penalty five minutes from time with a needless handball.
2011 September 28, Jon Smith, “Valencia 1 - 1 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport
They drove on, every rise in the road lifting their sightline clear of the drystone dykes along the roadside, gifting glimpses of the firth and the islands, the blue peaks of Arran.
2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 440