Gift — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something acquired without compensation

natural abilities or qualities

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈɪft/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɪft/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɪft/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡˈɪft/.

Examples

What will you give her for her birthday?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

giving indue endue present invest talent natural endowment empower endow endowment give

Parts of Speech

noun	something acquired without compensation
noun	natural abilities or qualities
noun	the act of giving
verb	give qualities or abilities to
verb	give as a present; make a gift of “What will you give her for her birthday?”

Word Forms

gift	verb	give as a present; make a gift of
endow	verb	give qualities or abilities to
give	verb	contribute to some cause
endowment	noun	natural abilities or qualities
gift	noun	natural abilities or qualities
giver	noun	person who makes a gift of property
giving	noun	disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return
presenter	noun	person who makes a gift of property

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Geschenk

etwas ohne Gegenleistung erworben

🇫🇷French

cadeau

quelque chose acquis sans compensation

🇪🇸Spanish

regalo

algo adquirido sin compensación

🇮🇹Italian

regalo

qualcosa acquisito senza compenso

🇳🇱Dutch

geschenk

iets dat zonder compensatie is verworven

🇵🇹Portuguese

presente

algo adquirido sem compensação

🇷🇺Russian

подарок

что-то приобретенное без вознаграждения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उपहार

बिना मुआवज़े के हासिल की गई कोई चीज़

🇧🇩Bengali

উপহার

ক্ষতিপূরণ ছাড়া অর্জিত কিছু

🇮🇳Tamil

பரிசு

இழப்பீடு இல்லாமல் பெறப்பட்ட ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

బహుమతి

పరిహారం లేకుండా సంపాదించినది

🇮🇳Marathi

भेट

भरपाईशिवाय काहीतरी मिळवले

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભેટ

વળતર વિના કંઈક હસ્તગત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಡುಗೊರೆ

ಪರಿಹಾರವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಸ್ವಾಧೀನಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമ്മാനം

നഷ്ടപരിഹാരം കൂടാതെ നേടിയ എന്തെങ്കിലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੋਹਫ਼ਾ

ਬਿਨਾਂ ਮੁਆਵਜ਼ੇ ਦੇ ਹਾਸਲ ਕੀਤੀ ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

تحفہ

کوئی چیز بغیر معاوضے کے حاصل کی گئی۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

礼物

无偿获得的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

贈り物

無償で取得したもの

🇰🇷Korean

선물

대가 없이 얻은 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quà

một cái gì đó có được mà không cần bồi thường

🇹🇭Thai

ของขวัญ

สิ่งที่ได้มาโดยไม่ได้รับค่าตอบแทน

🇮🇩Indonesian

hadiah

sesuatu yang diperoleh tanpa imbalan

🇵🇭Filipino

regalo

isang bagay na nakuha nang walang kabayaran

🇲🇾Malay

hadiah

sesuatu yang diperoleh tanpa pampasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هدية

شيء اكتسب دون عوض

🇮🇷Persian

هدیه

چیزی که بدون غرامت به دست آمده است

🇹🇷Turkish

hediye

karşılıksız elde edilen bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַתָנָה

משהו שנרכש ללא תמורה

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The primary meaning of 'gift' is 'something acquired without compensation'.

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In which domain is the word 'gift' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'gift' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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