gift
something acquired without compensation
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,918 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 9,364 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- something acquired without compensation
- natural abilities or qualities also: endowment, talent, natural endowment
- the act of giving also: giving
verb
- give qualities or abilities to also: endow, indue, empower, invest, endue
- give as a present; make a gift of also: give, present What will you give her for her birthday?
gift in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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They have the gift of prophecy, and their predictions are always realised.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1
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A gift of music, which bubbled without effort, had put him on the Glee Club.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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And then I began to learn that beauty, to a poor girl, is a fatal gift.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Sharp to the hour Poppy arrived with her gift; she was a pretty little village girl, who adored the Misses Mainwaring.
The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls · L. T. Meade · Chapter 1
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Take your life back as a gift from me, and forget my anger as I wish to forget your want of reverence.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1