gift
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 →
2) A gift is also a special talent you are born with, like a gift for music. tree →
3) To gift something is to give it as a present. tree →
4) Gifted means very clever or talented. tree →
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 →
- Tom wraps 12 gifts. tree →
- Each gift needs 2 metres of ribbon. tree →
- He got 3 gifts from his aunt. tree →
- I wrote a thank-you card for every gift. tree →
- Maya has a gift for drawing animals. tree →
- The museum gift shop sells postcards. tree →
- The fairy gave the princess three gifts. tree →
- The gift of laughing was given to man alone. tree →
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.
- A secret told to you is a gift; giving it away hurts the friend who trusted you.
- I have the gift of conversation.
- "Party favours" is US slang for illegal drugs at a party, though it also means small party gifts.
- Money is a way of swapping your work, or a gift, for things you need or want.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «gift» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.