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gift

/ɡɪft/ verb C1
  1. To give as a gift or donation. (transitive)
  2. To give away, to concede easily. (transitive)

He/she/it gifts · Past gifted · Past participle gifted · -ing form gifting

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Verb forms

Base form
gift
He/she/it
gifts
Past
gifted
Past participle
gifted
-ing form
gifting

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“I registered their deed of gift yesterday.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1033 · C1
On this the truthful Traveler thought to himself, “If so great a reward be given for a lie, with what gift may not I be rewarded, if, according to my custom, I tell the truth?” The Ape quickly turned to him.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 71 · B2
The four travelers passed a sleepless night, each thinking of the gift Oz had promised to bestow on him.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 103 · B2
The fortune is not her gift, but is inherited from my relations.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1001 · C1

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