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Definition: Gift |
GiftNoun1. Something acquired without compensation. 2. Natural qualities or talents. 3. The act of giving. Verb1. Give qualities or abilities to. 2. Give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "gift" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Bible | Gift (1.) An gratuity (Prov. 19:6) to secure favour (18:16; 21:14), a thank-offering (Num. 18:11), or a dowry (Gen. 34:12). (2.) An oblation or proppitatory gift (2Sa 8:2,6; 1Ch 18:2,6; 2Ch 26:8; Ps. 45:12; 72:10). (3.) A bribe to a judge to obtain a favourable verdict (Ex. 23:8; Deut. 16:19). (4.) Simply a thing given (Matt. 7:11; Luke 11:13; Eph. 4:8); sacrifical (Matt. 5:23, 24; 8:4); eleemosynary (Luke 21:1); a gratuity (John 4:10; Acts 8:20). In Acts 2:38 the generic word dorea is rendered "gift." It differs from the charisma (1 Cor. 12:4) as denoting not miraculous powers but the working of a new spirit in men, and that spirit from God. The giving of presents entered largely into the affairs of common life in the East. The nature of the presents was as various as were the occasions: food (1 Sam. 9:7; 16:20), sheep and cattle (Gen. 32:13-15), gold (2 Sam. 18:11), jewels (Gen. 24:53), furniture, and vessels for eating and drinking (2 Sam. 17:28); delicacies, as spices, honey, etc. (1 Kings 10:25; 2 Kings 5: 22). The mode of presentation was with as much parade as possible: the presents were conveyed by the hands of servants (Judg. 3:18), or still better, on the backs of beasts of burden (2 Kings 8:9). The refusal of a present was regarded as a high indignity; and this constituted the aggravated insult noticed in Matt. 22:11, the marriage robe having been offered and refused. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Dream Interpretation | To dream that you receive gifts from any one, denotes that you will not be behind in your payments, and be unusually fortunate in speculations or love matters. To send a gift, signifies displeasure will be shown you, and ill luck will surround your efforts. For a young woman to dream that her lover sends her rich and beautiful gifts, denotes that she will make a wealthy and congenial marriage. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Mining | Dirt band:a layer of dirt interbedded in a coal seam; horse:a body of sandstone or shale occupying a channel in a coal seam; waste inclusions within ore deposits. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A gift or present is the transfer of money or goods without requiring something in return; by extension it can be anything that makes the other more happy or less sad, especially as a favor, including forgiveness, and kindness (even when the other is not kind).The background may be:
The extent to which the clause "without requiring something in return" really applies may vary. Reciprocity is common and often socially almost compulsory.
- someone has more than another
- something bad happened to another
- expression of love or friendship
- expression of gratitude for a gift received
- custom, on occasions such as
- a birthday (the person who has his or her birthday gives cake, etc. and/or receives gifts)
- Father's Day (the father receives gifts)
- Mother's Day (the mother receives gifts)
- Christmas (people give each other gifts, often supposedly receiving them from Santa Claus)
- Saint Nicholas (people give each other gifts, often supposedly receiving them from Saint Nicholas)
- a wedding (the couple receives gifts and gives food and/or drinks at the wedding reception)
- a birth (the baby receives gifts)
- passing an examination (the student receives gifts)
- supplying food and/or drinks to someone invited in the home
- giving a round of drinks in a Bar (establishment).
In Roman mythology, Clementia was the goddess of forgiveness and mercy.
See also: Alms, Altruism, Atonement, Charity, Debt relief, TANSTAAFL, Tip.
External link
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Gift."
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giFT stands for giFT: Internet File Transfer. It is a daemon that is intended to act as a bridge to combine the capability of using several (peer-to-peer or otherwise) file sharing protocols for a simple GUI client. It uses the 'plugin' paradigm to dynamically load different protocols for a client as and when required. The currently supported networks include Gnutella and OpenFT, giFT's own file sharing network. A FastTrack network (used by Kazaa) plugin is in beta, and an OpenNap plugin is in the works. (see below for links.)A lightweight protocol is used by clients to communicate with the giFT process, allowing the protocol code to be completely abstracted from the user interface. There are already several GUI front-ends available for giFT for use under both Windows, Macintosh, and Linux.
giFT has strong ties with its sibling project OpenFT, a peer-to-peer file sharing network protocol that incorporates the concept of 'search' nodes and 'index' supernodes in addition of common nodes. Supernodes is a concept that was first conceived in the proprietory FastTrack protocol currently used by Kazaa.
giFT was written using relatively cross-platform C code. At the time of this writing giFT 0.11.2 has been released--using an up-to-date version requires pulling the source code from CVS and compiling it manually.
According to the giFT documentation:
"Search nodes handle search requests. They search the filelists their CHILD (common) nodes submitted to them. These nodes must have a capable Internet connection and at least 128M RAM. A modern processor is highly recommended as well"
and
"INDEX nodes keep lists of available search nodes, collect statistics, and try to maintain the structure of the network."
External Links
- giFT can be found at http://gift.sourceforge.net/
- What is the giFT project?
- The giFT-FastTrack project page
- The giFT-OpenNap project page
GIFT is an acronym for Gamete Intra-Fallopian Transfer, an assisted birth technique.
Gift - Content based image retrieval system
The GNU Image Finding Tool is a Content Based Image Retrieval System (CBIRS). You can do Query By Example on images, giving you the opportunity to improve query results by relevance feedback. The program relies entirely on the content of the images to process queries, so you needn't annotate images before querying the collection.
It comes with a tool which lets you index whole directory trees containing images in one go. You then can use the GIFT server and its client, SnakeCharmer (separate package), to browse your own image collections.
External Link: GIFT home page
Gift (noun) is an english word for present.
Gift (noun) is the german word for poison. See also False friend.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "GiFT."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
GIFT is a content based image retrieval system.The GNU Image Finding Tool is a Content Based Image Retrieval System (CBIRS). You can do Query By Example on images, giving you the opportunity to improve query results by relevance feedback. The program relies entirely on the content of the images to process queries, so you needn't annotate images before querying the collection.
It comes with a tool which lets you index whole directory trees containing images in one go. You then can use the GIFT server and its client, SnakeCharmer (separate package), to browse your own image collections.
The GIFT is an open framework for content-based image retrieval. We explicitly have taken into account the possibility of adding new ways of querying to the framework. Our communication protocol for client-server communication, MRML, is XML based and fully documented (http://www.mrml.net). This aims at promoting code reuse among researchers and application developers. Inquiries about APIs and how to integrate new clients/servers into the framework are welcome (send questions to [1] or the maintainer [3]).
The current version of the GIFT can be seen in action at [1]
The latest version can be found and downloaded at [2]
The GIFT (ex Viper) is the result of a research effort at the Vision Group at the CUI (computer science center) of the University of Geneva (see [1]). This cutting-edge research has been the subject of several publications and conference talks. Details can be found at [1].
External Links
- GIFT Home Page
- GNU home page
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "GIFT (Gnu)."
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Jane's Addiction Ritual-era movie. A moving & disturbing gothic drugged-romance tragedy, featuring Jane's Addiction.'Gift' is a film by Perry Farrell & Casey Niccoli, released in 1993 by Warner Brothers. It is a love story centered around the theme of 'What would you do you came home and found the person you loved the most in the world lying dead on the floor'. It has some very Surrealist moments, and makes a statement about the nature of love, joy & loss.
The following Jane's Addiction songs are in the soundtrack:
- Stop - Classic Girl - Ain't No Right - Of Course - Three Days
See also: Gothic rock
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Gift (movie)."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
GIFT | English | General Internetwork File Transfer | N/A |
GIFT | French | Fécondation intra-tubaire | Medicine |
GIFT | Italian | Trasferimento intratubarico di gameti | Medicine |
GIFT | Spanish | Transferencia intratubaria de gametos | Medicine |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: GiftSynonyms: endowment (n), giving (n), natural endowment (n), talent (n), empower (v), endow (v), endue (v), give (v), indue (v), invest (v), present (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Acquisition | Noun: acquisition; gaining; Verb: obtainment; procuration, procurement; purchase, descent, inheritance; gift. |
Barter | A Roland for an Oliver; quid pro quo; commutation, composition; Indian gift. |
Beauty | Phrase: auxilium non leve vultus habet; "beauty born of murmuring sound"; "flowers preach to us if we will hear"; gratior ac pulchro veniens in corpore virtus; "none but the brave deserve the fair"; "thou who hast the fatal gift of beauty". |
Fastidiousness | Mince the matter; turn up one's nose at; (disdain); look a gift horse in the mouth, see spots on the sun. |
Giving | Gift, donation, present, cadeau; fairing; free gift, boon, favor, benefaction, grant, offering, oblation, sacrifice, immolation; lagniappe, pilon. |
Gratitude | Feel under an obligation, be under an obligation, lie under an obligation; savoir gr_; not look a gift horse in the mouth; never forget, thank one's stars, thank one's lucky stars, bless one's stars; fall on one's knees. |
Ingratitude | Verb: be ungrateful; Adjective: forget benefits; look a gift horse in the mouth. |
Loquacity | Fluency, flippancy, volubility, flowing, tongue; flow of words;flux de bouche, flux de mots; copia verborum, cacoethes loquendi; furor loquendi; verbosity; (diffuseness); gift of the gab; (eloquence). |
Power | Capability, capacity; quid valeant humeri quid ferre recusent; faculty, quality, attribute, endowment, virtue, gift, property, qualification, susceptibility. |
Skill | Cleverness, talent, ability, ingenuity, capacity, parts, talents, faculty, endowment, forte, turn, gift, genius; intelligence; sharpness, readiness; (activity); invention; aptness, turn for, capacity for, genius for; felicity, capability, curiosa felicitas, qualification, habilitation. |
Speech | Oratory; elocution, eloquence; rhetoric, declamation; grandiloquence, multiloquence; burst of eloquence; facundity; flow of words, command of words, command of language; copia verborum; power of speech, gift of the gab; usus loquendi. |
Be eloquent; adj; have a tongue in one's head, have the gift of the gab; n. | |
Writing | Phrase: audacter et sincere; le style est l'homme meme; "nature's noblest gift - my gray goose quill"; scribendi recte sapere et principium et fons; "that mighty instrument of little men"; "the pen became a clarion". |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Perhaps it is good to have a beautiful mind, but an even greater gift is to discover a beautiful heart (A Beautiful Mind; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman) I have something for him, a gift. You see, he set me free (The Matrix Reloaded; writing credit: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski) You gave me the dark gift, and I delivered you into the hands of death for the second time (Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles; writing credit: Anne Rice) Ah, then it's a gift. (Doctor Zhivago; writing credit: Boris Pasternak; Robert Bolt) I'm so glad my gift could bring them closer together (Liar Liar; writing credit: Paul Guay; Stephen Mazur) | |
Lyrics | Like a game show contestant with a parting gift (Run-Around; performing artist: Blues Traveler) A gift I know I never (Leader Of The Band; performing artist: Dan Fogelberg) You seem to think you're God's gift to this earth (What Have You Done For Me Lately; performing artist: Janet Jackson) Demand our right to the sacred gift called moments (Anarchy Through Capitolism; performing artist: Kottonmouth Kings) A sacred gift of heaven (Again; performing artist: Lenny Kravitz) | |
Clever | What you are is God's gift to you. What you become is your gift to God. (references; author: unknown) Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third. (references; author: unknown) The past is history. Tomorrow's a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why we call it the present. (references; author: unknown) | |
Tongue Twisters | Give me the gift of a grip top sock: a drip-drape, ship-shape, tip-top sock. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Gift of Friendship (1974) Tatort - Gift (1974) The Gift of Terror (1973) A Gift of Love (1972) The Crowning Gift (1967) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Caption: Six Rubber Plants, a Gift from Harvey Firestone, Planted on Edison Estate; Fort Myers, FL; April 13, 1926; {32.200/84} (jpg). |  | Harsch är narkotika. Narkotika är gift. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Please Give Blood : Blood The Gift of Life. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Photographed in his office at CinCPac/CinCPOA Advanced Headquarters on Guam, probably when he received his fifth star, circa 16-19 December 1944. The five-star tie clasp was a gift to him. Credit: NAVY. |
 | Underway, circa the early 1930s. This photograph was presented as a gift to Mrs. Ruth M. Bence at the time of the ship's visit to Guam in late June 1933. See Photo # NH 82428 (extended caption) for her comments on Köln's stay at Guam. Credit: NAVY. |  | Roman presenting gift to woman in modern dress watched by crowd of people dressed in costumes from other ages. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Gerda finds the mermaid's gift upon the door-stone. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | The greatest Christmas gift. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Sapristi! What a lovely and expensive gift from my dear Uncle. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Jewish refugee woman holds box of Passover food and supplies, box labeled Gift of the American Joint Distribution Committee. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "Isaiah's gift" by Keely Singer Commentary: "The gift, in all actuality, is the rock wired in the middle. ." | "A Gift for Mom" by Luke Wertz Commentary: "As the name indicated, this photo is a Christmas gift for my mother. The rose petals had extensive damage on them (one was nearly completely black), so the rose itself is edited a lot. This is my first attempt at trying to do a 'touch up' :)." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Author | Quotation |
Abraham Lincoln | The only gift is a portion of thyself. |
Aristotle | Beauty is a gift of God. |
Baltasar Gracian | A friend is a gift you give yourself. |
Brigham Young | Love the giver more than the gift. |
George Meredith | That rarest gift to Beauty, Common Sense! |
John Dryden | For all have not the gift of martyrdom. |
Miguel de Cervantes | What is bought is cheaper than a gift. |
St. Jerome | Never look a gift horse in the mouth. |
Theocritus | A great love goes here with a little gift. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Punctuality | Carroll, Lewis | Let every hour be in its place Firm fixed, nor loosely shift, And well enjoy the vacant space, As though a birthday gift. |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | A gift, a faculty, if it had not departed, was suspended and inanimate within me. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | She divined whence the gift came, but she experienced a joy that was filled with awe. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | Yet a voice within him spoke above the noise of his dancing heart, asking him would he take her gift to which he had only to stretch out his hand |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | There is nowhere recorded a simple and irrepressible satisfaction with the gift of life, any memorable praise of God. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Some purchase only branded gift items. (references) | |
The choice of gift purchased depends on the budget and occasion. (references) | ||
Singaporeans are lavished with choice when it comes to selecting gift items. (references) | ||
Economic History | Australia | Separate agreements apply to gift and estate taxes. (references) |
Poland | Such a perpetual tenant has the right to dispose of its interest in the land by sale, gift, or bequest. (references) | |
Botswana | Although government workers may occasionally ask for a tip or a gift, they will generally perform their service even when refused. (references) | |
Travel | Australia | Token gift exchange is not common. (references) |
Japan | Gift giving is expected on many business occasions in Japan. (references) | |
Japan | Quality is important, but the gift does not have to be expensive. (references) | |
Women | Uganda | The revised law would make the bride price a nonrefundable gift to the parents of the bride and was expected to lessen domestic violence when either party seeks divorce. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | ELOQUENCE, n. The art of orally persuading fools that white is the color that it appears to be. It includes the gift of making any color appear white. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Ellen Levin | Jennifer was a great kid. She was responsible, loyal, loving and kind. She had a gift of making people smile just by walking in the room. She was filled with life, and her zest and brightness touched everyone she knew. |
Erin Runnion | I get the support from my family and my faith. I think just trusting that there is purpose in everything and a lesson to be learned and a gift to give. And, so, I'm just trying my darnedest to do that. |
Michael Nader | Well, for nine months I assumed that I would be resting in my recovery, which was a gift. And me going back on the show, as I understand it still, Dimitri is on a business trip. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
James Madison | 1809-1817 | The first wish of those who enjoy this precious gift ought to be that it may be imparted to the whole race of mankind. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | In conclusion, fellow citizens, allow me to invoke in behalf of your deliberations that spirit of conciliation and disinterestedness which is the gift of patriotism. |
Dwight Eisenhower | 1953-1961 | Science seems ready to confer upon us, as its final gift, the power to erase human life from this planet. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | Fellow citizens, we must not waste the precious gift of this time. |
George W. Bush | 2001-2005 | Our deepest national conviction is that every life is precious, because every life is the gift of a Creator who intended us to live in liberty and equality. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Gift" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 98.14% of the time. "Gift" is used about 2,633 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 98.14% | 2,584 | 3,532 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 0.76% | 20 | 78,262 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.61% | 16 | 87,710 |
| Noun (common) | 0.3% | 8 | 124,375 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 0.19% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Total | 100.00% | 2,633 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "gift" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Gift | Last name | 1,000 | 14,622 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "gift". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Amashai | N/A | Biblical | The people's gift |
| Ananias | N/A | Biblical | Gift of the Lord |
| Elhanan | N/A | Biblical | Gift |
| Elnathan | N/A | Biblical | The gift of God |
| Ethan | N/A | Biblical | The gift of the island |
| Ethnan | N/A | Biblical | Gift |
| Hanameel | N/A | Biblical | Gift of God |
| Hananeel | N/A | Biblical | Gift |
| Hananiah | N/A | Biblical | Gift of the Lord |
| Haniel | N/A | Biblical | The gift of God |
| Hannathon | N/A | Biblical | The gift of grace |
| Jathniel | N/A | Biblical | Gift of God |
| Jehohanan | N/A | Biblical | Gift |
| Jehonathan | N/A | Biblical | Gift of the Lord |
| Jehonathan | N/A | Biblical | Gift of a dove |
| Jesse | N/A | Biblical | Gift |
| Joanna | N/A | Biblical | Grace or gift of the Lord |
| Madmannah | N/A | Biblical | Measure of a gift |
| Mattaniah | N/A | Biblical | Gift |
| Mattatha | N/A | Biblical | His gift |
| Mattathias | N/A | Biblical | The gift of the Lord |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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Expressions using "gift": a small gift ♦ accept a gift ♦ birthday gift ♦ bounteous gift ♦ christmas gift ♦ deed of gift ♦ demonstrative gift ♦ don't look a gift horse in the mouth ♦ free gift ♦ gift duty ♦ gift for business ♦ gift for research ♦ gift horse ♦ gift in box ♦ gift in return ♦ gift inter vivos ♦ gift mortis causa ♦ Gift of gab ♦ gift of money ♦ gift of oratory ♦ gift of persuasion ♦ gift of second sight ♦ gift of speech ♦ gift of the gab ♦ gift of the gods ♦ gift parcel ♦ Gift rope ♦ gift shop ♦ gift store ♦ gift tax ♦ gift token ♦ gift voucher ♦ gift with ♦ gift wrap ♦ gift wrapping ♦ give as a gift ♦ given as a gift ♦ Glamour gift ♦ greek gift ♦ have gift of the gab ♦ have the gift of the gab ♦ heavenly gift ♦ indian gift ♦ look a gift horse in the mouth ♦ never look a gift horse in the mouth ♦ onerous gift ♦ parting gift ♦ philanthropic gift ♦ poetic gift ♦ substituted gift ♦ substitutional gift ♦ substitutionary gift ♦ To look a gift horse in the mouth ♦ wedding gift ♦ you must not look a gift horse in the mouth. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "gift": gift-back, gift-buying, gift-days, gift-exchange, gift-givers, gift-giving, gift-horse, gift-horses, Gift-in-kind, gift-ridden, gift-set, gift-shop, gift-type, gift-which, gift-wrap, gift-wrapped, gift-wrapped purchase, gift-wrapping. | |
Ending with "gift": birthday-gift, bride-gift, christmas-gift, counter-gift, love-gift, New-yeares-gift, nothing-gift, parting-gift, prayer-gift, premium-gift, self-gift, wedding-gift, whitsun-gift. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
gift | 21,105 | butterfly gift | 2,298 |
gift basket | 16,354 | baptism gift | 2,219 |
father day gift | 11,099 | chocolate gift | 2,179 |
wedding gift | 5,712 | catholic gift | 2,043 |
anniversary gift | 4,688 | corporate gift | 1,972 |
african gift | 4,381 | groomsmen gift | 1,908 |
graduation gift | 3,844 | animal gift | 1,887 |
baby gift | 3,713 | gag gift | 1,836 |
gift for horse lover | 3,690 | christmas gift | 1,831 |
birthday gift | 3,587 | valentine day gift | 1,822 |
religious gift | 3,478 | father day gift idea | 1,747 |
horse gift | 3,459 | dolphin gift | 1,684 |
gift certificate | 3,246 | spencer gift | 1,683 |
nautical gift | 3,093 | personalized gift | 1,661 |
irish gift | 2,872 | unique gift | 1,640 |
music gift | 2,482 | child birthday gift | 1,525 |
cat lover gift | 2,435 | bridesmaid gift | 1,437 |
gift idea | 2,425 | teacher gift | 1,415 |
gift offer | 2,393 | fisherman gift | 1,403 |
dog lover gift | 2,341 | bridal shower gift | 1,334 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "gift"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | geskenk (donation, present), donasie (donation, present). (various references) | |
Albanian | talent (dower, dowry, talent), prirje (affinity, aptitude, bent, current, disposition, drift, flair, fondness, habit, inclination, leaning, liability, mission, penchant, proclivity, propensity, run, set, taste, tendency, trend, vocation), dhurim (donation, presentation), dhuratë (benevolence, bestowal, bounty, contribution, endowment, fairing, Favor, favour, grant, handsel, oblation, offering, premium, present, presentation, testimonial, token), dhunti (aptitude, dower, dowry, flair, talent), aftësi (ability, accomplishment, aptitude, bent, capability, capacity, disposition, facility, faculty, flair, hand, knack, know how, neatness, power, proficiency, qualification, science, skill, talent, value). (various references) | |
Arabic | موهبة (aptitude, capability, endowment, facility, flair, genius, instinct, knack, skill, talent, vocation), هدية (boon, present, treat), هبة (benevolence, bestowal, blast, boon, bounty, charity, contribution, donation, endowment, grant, liberality, offering, outburst, present, privilege, puff, waft, whiff), عطية (gratuity), عطاء منحة (donation, grant, present), إنعام (conferment). (various references) | |
Basque | opari (present). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | талант (ability, accomplishment, capability, dowry, endowment, talent), надарявам (endow, endue, indue), пожертвувание (contribution, donation, oblation, offering), подарък (donation, give away, pledge, present), подарявам (bestow, donate, give, give away, grant, present), дарявам (send), дарение (beneficence, donation, dower, endowment, grant, oblation, offering), дарба (ability, appanage, aptitude, competence, competency, dowry, endowment, faculty, flair, genius), дар (blessing, boon, bounty, donative, drink offering, endowment, oblation, offering, pledge, present, presentation). (various references) | |
Catalan | regal (donation, present). (various references) | |
Chinese | 礼物 (Present), 禮物 (present), 禮 (propriety, rite), 才 (ability, an expert, endowment, just, only, only if, talent), 天賦 (innate skill), 天才 (genius, gifted, talent, talented). (various references) | |
Czech | vlohy (aptitude, bent, faculty), talent (ability, capabilities, faculty, genius, talent), nadání (aptitude, faculty, genius, talent), dar (bounty, donation, Hansel, offering, present, settlement), dárek (present). (various references) | |
Danish | gave (donation, present). (various references) | |
Dutch | gift (donation, poison, present), geschenk (donation, present), gave (accomplishment, aptitude, disposition, talent, turn), donatie (donation, present), cadeau (donation, present). (various references) | |
Esperanto | donaco (present), donaĵo. (various references) | |
Faeroese | gáva (donation, present). (various references) | |
Farsi | پیشکشی (Present), پیشکش (Dedicate, Offer, Present), موهبت (Endowment), هدیه دادن (Donate), هدیه (Present), نعمت (Luxury), استعداد (Amplitude, Aptitude, Aptness, Art, Brilliance, Caliber, Capacity, Genius, Ingenuity, Knack, Liability, Property, Shift, Tendency, Turquoise, Verve), ره اورد (Present, Souvenir), دارای استعدادکردن , بخشش (Beneficence, Boon, Bounty, Generosity, Grace, Grant, Magneficence, Mercy, Munificence, Pardon, Pity, Profusion, Release, Remission). (various references) | |
Finnish | lahja (antaa lahjaksi give as a present, contribution, donation, make a present of, present, present with, talent). (various references) | |
French | don, cadeau. (various references) | |
Frisian | skinking (donation, present), kado (donation, present). (various references) | |
German | Geschenk (bestowment, donation, present, presentation, steal), Gabe (administering, bounty, dispensation, donation, dose, offering, present), spende (benefaction, bounty, contribution, dole, donation, present, purse), schenkung (bestowal, donation), begabung (ability, aptitude, capability, endowment, faculty, giftedness, talent, vocation). (various references) | |
Greek | χάρισμα (charisma, endowment), δώρο (bonus, boon, present), δωρεά (donation, grant). (various references) | |
Hebrew | תקרובת (offering, refreshment), דורון (present), כשרון (ability, aptitude, capability, competence, endowment, facility, flair, genius, knack, talent), זבד (bestowal, bounty, endowment, present), אשכר (present), אתנה (harlot's pay, present, reward), קרבן (offering, sacrifice, victim, vow), ברכה (beatitude, benediction, benefit, blessing, boon, congratulation, felicitation, greeting, hail, luck, profit, salute), תרומה (contribution, donation, endowment, oblation, offering), מתן (giving, present), תשר (baksheesh, gratuity, present, tip), תשורה (present), מנחה (minhah, oblation, offering, present, sacrifice, tribute), משאת (present), מתנה (bribe, donation, largess, offering, present), מתת (present), שי (present, tribute). (various references) | |
Hungarian | tehetség (ability, accomplishment, aptitude, art, capacity, disposition, dower, endowment, facility, faculty, genious, talent, vein, vocation), ajándék (donation, gratuity, largesse, present, presentation, souvenir, testimonial), adomány (benefaction, boon, bounty, donation, donative, dower, grant, largess, offertory), kinevezés joga, képesség (ability, absorptivity, accomplishment, attainments, caliber, calibre, capability, capacity, dower, facility, faculty, genious, reach, talent), fehér folt (blaze). (various references) | |
Icelandic | gjöf (donation, present). (various references) | |
Indonesian | limpahan (overflow), kado, inayah (assitance), hadiah (award, bonus, boon, bounty, donation, largess, present, prize), bingkisan (parcel, souvenir), bingkis (send). (various references) | |
Irish | aisce. (various references) | |
Italian | regalo (donation, gadget, present, presentation), presente (at present, attendant, current, donation, present, this), dono (blessing, boon, bribe, donation, grant, present, talent), donazione (donation, endowment). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 礼物 , 寄贈品 , 与え (godsend), ギターの弦 (boy, fee paid to performing artists, gadget bag, gag, gal, gallery, gammon, gap, gather, gathered skirt, gibberellin, gift card, gift certificate, gift check, gift coupon, gift package, gift shop, gimmick, give up, give-and-take, guarantee, guignol, Guiness Book of Records, guitar amplifier, guitar magazine, guitar string, guitar synthesizer, guitarist, gypsum, kind of Indian spice, male waiter, teenage mother), 奉呈 (dedication, presentation), 引出物 (souvenir), 引き出物 (souvenir), 使い物 (bribe, present, usable article), 侑 , 戴き物 , 捧呈 (dedication, presentation), 才 (ability, aptitude, genius, talent), 景品 (premium), 到来物 (present), プレス加工 (prefab, preppie, preppie look, presence, present, presentation, presentation aid, presents, press working, pressure, pressure group, pret-a-porter, Pretoria), 能 (being skilled in, function, nicely, Noh play, properly, skillfully, talent, thoroughly, well), 給 (wage), 頂き物 (present), 頂戴物 (present), 贈呈品 (present), 贈り物 (present), 贈答品 (present), 贈物 (present), 配り物 (present), 進物 (present), 貰い物 (present), 賜り物 (boon), 賜物 (boon, fruit, result), 景物 (a premium, natural features, scenery). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | さい (ability, again, alas!, aptitude, circumstances, companion, cut, debt, difference, disparity, genius, hold, how!, judge, loan, my son, on the occasion of, planting, re-, repeated, rhinoceros, son, talent, the extreme, the most, what!, -years-old), とうらいもの (present), けいぶつ (a premium, natural features, scenery), けいひん (premium, Tokyo and Yokohama), もらいもの (present), ギフト , ゆう (actor, bravery, courage, evening, gentleness, help, heroism, possession, superiority, to braid, to do up, to say), あたえ (godsend), れいもつ, いただきもの (present), ほうてい (courtroom, dedication, designated by law, great distance, legal, long cruise, presentation), ちょうだいもの (present), のう (agriculture, brain, farming, function, memory, Noh play, talent), ぞうとうひん (present), ひきでもの (souvenir), しんもつ (present), きゅう (ball, being absent, being finished, ex-, gather, globe, nine, rest, retire, sleep, sphere, steep, sudden, taking a day off, urgent, wage), くばりもの (present), きぞうひん, プレゼント (present), おくりもの (present), たまもの (boon, fruit, result), たまわりもの (boon), ぞうていひん (present), つかいもの (bribe, present, usable article). (various references) | |
Korean | 선물. (various references) | |
Malay | pemberian (donation, present). (various references) | |
Manx | tortys (allowance), giootey (grant), gioot (endowment, flair, grant, present). (various references) | |
Norwegian | gave (donation, endowment, present). (various references) | |
Occitan | present (present), dona (present). (various references) | |
Papiamen | regaldo (donation, present), opsekio (donation, present). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | iftgay.(various references) | |
Polish | podarunek (donation, present). (various references) | |
Portuguese | presente (actual, attendant, being, largess, nowaday, presence, present, remembrance, valent), dádiva (boon, box, dole, godsend, keepsake, largess, largesse, offer, testimonial). (various references) | |
Portuguese Brazilian | presente. (various references) | |
Romanian | danie, înzestrare (capacity, dowering, endowment, endowments, equipage, gifts, outfit, talents), adus (bent, brought), cadou (bounty, pledge, present, presentation, sop), capacitate (ability, capability, capaciousness, capacity, competence, content, efficiency, fitness, mastermind, measure, output, power, talent, tankage, volume), cinste (appreciation, ceremony, chastity, consideration, credit, crown, esteem, fairness, faith, faithfulness, fame, Favor, favour, fealty, glory, honesty, honor, honour, integrity, morality, probity, repute, respect, straight, treat, truth, uprightness, virtue), compliment (compliment, regards, respects), înzestra (dower, endow, grace, habilitate, head, provide, stock), dãrui (devote, dower, give, make a present of, present), talent (ability, accomplishments, aptitude, capability, dower, dowry, endowment, facility, faculty, felicity, genius, ingenuity, knack, part, skill, talent, turn, twist), dar (and, bestowal, bounty, but, consequently, dowry, endowment, genius, grant, hence, however, pledge, present, sop, still, yet), dar natural, donaţie (donation, foundation, grant), ofrandã (alms, donation, holocaust, homage, offering, offerings, sacrifice), omagiu (homage, tribute), prinos (oblation, offering, sacrifice, tribute), da (accord, administer, afford, avail, beat, bestow, bind, deal, deliver, deliver up, extend, fetch, find, give, give away, grant, hallo, hand, inflict, launch, lend, offer, pass, pay, push, reach, render, restore, return, sell, send, set, sound, sprout, yea, yes, yield). (various references) | |
Russian | подарок (bounty, Bristol compliment, donatory, donee, giftware, keepsake, presentation). (various references) | |
Scottish | tìodhlac (offering, present). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | talent, talenat (aptitude, flair, knack, talent), poklon (bounty, dole, donative, handout, handsel, obeisance, offering, present), obdarenost, dar (dole, offering, talent). (various references) | |
Spanish | regalo (a gift, bounty, donation, give, giveaway, offering, present, treat), talento (abilities, ability, accomplishment, aptitude, disposition, endowment, head, parts, talent, turn, wit), donación (benefaction, donation, grant). (various references) | |
Sranan | presenti (donation, present). (various references) | |
Swedish | skänk (buffet, chiffonier, cupboard, donation, present, sideboard), present (donation, present), gåva (accomplishment, aptitude, bounty, disposition, donation, dower, dowry, gratuity, hand out, present, talent, token), talang (accomplishment, aptitude, disposition, dower, knack, talent). (various references) | |
Thai | พรสวรรค์ (flair), ของขวัญ (favor, favour). (various references) | |
Turkish | armağan (bestowal, bounty, donation, gratuity, present, presentation). (various references) | |
Turkmen | zehin (talent), sylag (honor, respect 1), peюeю. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | обдаровувати (endow, endue), обдаровання (endowment), подарунок (bestowal, handsel, present, presentation), дарувати (bestow, confer, donate, entail, give, grant, handsel, present), дарування. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | thiên tài (dower, gifted), sự tặng quà tặng, sự cho (bestowal, donation, grant), sự ban cho (accordance, adjudgement, adjudgment, grant), quà biếu tài, năng khiếu (head). (various references) | |
Welsh | anrheg (present). (various references) | |
Yucatec | siibil (donation, present). (various references) | |
Zulu | isipho (donation, present). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | kadra, ru. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | donum. (various references) |
| Avestan | 200-600 | ýânem, dâthra, râtãm, râtayô. (various references) |
| Old English | 450-1100 | giefu. (various references) |
| Medieval Latin | 700-1500 | gratuitas. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | merci. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 18, Verse 16 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Doma anqrwpou emplatunei auton kai para dunastaiV kaqizanei auton |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Donum hominis dilatat viam eius et ante principes spatium ei facit |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | The free yifte of a man spredeth abrod his weie; and befor princis space to hym maketh. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | A man's offering makes room for him, letting him come before great men. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Proverbs Chapter 18, Verse 16 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Ang hatag sa usa ka tawo magahimo ug dapit alang kaniya, Ug magadala kaniya sa atubangan sa mga dagkung tawo. |
| Chinese | 人 的 禮 物 、 為 他 開 路 、 引 他 到 高 位 的 人 面 前 。 |
| Croatian | Dar èovjeku otvara put i vodi ga pred velikaše. |
| Danish | Gaver åbner et Menneske Vej og fører ham hen til de store. |
| Dutch | De gift des mensen maakt hem ruimte, en zij geleidt hem voor het aangezicht der groten. |
| Finnish | Lahja avartaa alat ihmiselle ja vie hänet isoisten pariin. |
| French | Les présents d`un homme lui élargissent la voie, Et lui donnent accès auprès des grands. |
| German | Das Geschenk des Menschen macht ihm Raum und bringt ihn vor die großen Herren. |
| Haitian Creole | ¶ Kado ou fè louvri chemen pou ou toupatou, ata chemen ki mennen lakay grannèg. |
| Hungarian | Az embernek ajándéka szabad útat szerez néki, és a nagyoknak orczája elé viszi õt. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Hadiah membuka jalan dan mengantar orang kepada orang-orang besar. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Bahwa hadiah seorang memberi tempat akan dia serta membawa akan dia ke hadapan orang besar-besar. |
| Italian | Il dono fa largo all'uomo e lo introduce alla presenza dei grandi. |
| Maori | ¶ Ma te mea tuku noa a te tangata ka watea ai he wahi mona, ka kawea hoki ia e tera ki te aroaro o nga tangata nunui. |
| Norwegian | Et menneskes gave gir ham rum og fører ham frem for store herrer. |
| Portuguese | O presente do homem alarga-lhe o caminho, e leva-o à presença dos grandes. |
| Rumanian | Darurile unui om ki fac loc, wi -i deschid intrarea knaintea celor mari. - |
| Russian | рПДБТПЛ Х ЮЕМПЧЕЛБ ДБЕФ ЕНХ РТПУФПТ Й ДП ЧЕМШНПЦ ДПЧЕДЕФ ЕЗП. |
| Spanish | El dar regalos le abre camino a un hombre, y le conduce a la presencia de los grandes. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "gift": gifted, giftedly, giftedness, giftednesses, gifting, giftless, gifts, giftware, giftwares, giftwrap, giftwrapped, giftwrapping, giftwraps. (additional references) | |
Words containing "gift": ungifted. (additional references) | |
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"Gift" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: bift, cift, gaft, gaif, gf, gfi, ghit, giat, gibt, giet, gifte, giftie, gifty, gify, giht, giif, gint, giot, girf, gitt, Givet, glif, goft, grift, grifty, gueft, guif, gyf, gyt, ift, Igf, Iggfc, iggt, igrf, jift, jitf, Qift, uift, zift. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "gift" (pronounced gi"ft) |
| 3 | -i" f t | adrift, Clift, drift, lift, miffed, rift, shift, shrift, sift, sniffed, stiffed, swift, thrift. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "f-g-i-t" | |
-1 letter: fig, fit, git. | |
-2 letters: if, it, ti. | |
| Words containing the letters "f-g-i-t" | |
+1 letter: fight, gifts, grift. | |
+2 letters: fating, feting, fidget, fights, flight, fright, gifted, grifts, zaftig, zoftig. | |
+3 letters: bigfeet, bigfoot, fasting, fatigue, fatling, fatting, felting, fetting, fidgets, fidgety, fighter, figment, figwort, fisting, fitting, flights, flighty, fliting, fluting, flyting, footing, freight, frigate, frights, fuguist, futzing, gifting, gratify, grifted, grifter, hafting, hefting, infight, ingraft, lifting, lofting, rafting, refight, rifting, sifting, tiffing, tufting, turfing, wafting. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Quotations: Familiar 10. Quotations: Fiction 11. Quotations: Non-fiction 12. Quotations: Spoken | 13. Quotations: Speeches 14. Usage Frequency 15. Names: Frequency 16. Names: Derived from | 17. Expressions 18. Expressions: Internet 19. Translations: Modern 20. Translations: Ancient | 21. Bible Trace 22. Abbreviations 23. Acronyms 24. Derivations | 25. Rhymes 26. Anagrams 27. Bibliography |
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