gift - English word #578

Translation

Something nice that you give to a person, often on a special day.

Word origin

From Old Norse gift, meaning a gift or a giving, related to the verb give.

Gender

Pluralgifts

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"Gift" is one thing you give to someone.

birthday.

"Gifts" is the plural, meaning more than one gift.

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Here "gift" is the thing we open.

give

To hand something to someone so it becomes theirs to have or use.

thing

An object that you can see, hold, or talk about but may not name.

money

The coins and notes that people use to buy things.

open

To move something so that it is no longer shut.

card

A small flat piece of thick paper, used to write on or to play games.

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