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gift

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1. gift - Noun

2. gift - Verb

Meaning

Anything given; anything voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation; a present; an offering.

The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing; as, the office is in the gift of the President.

A bribe; anything given to corrupt.

Some quality or endowment given to man by God; a preeminent and special talent or aptitude; power; faculty; as, the gift of wit; a gift for speaking.

A voluntary transfer of real or personal property, without any consideration. It can be perfected only by deed, or in case of personal property, by an actual delivery of possession.

To endow with some power or faculty.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The biggest obstacle in life is fear. The ugliest feeling is hate. The biggest mistake is to give up. The most beautiful gift is forgiveness. The greatest strength is faith. The most beautiful thing in the world is love. Pavle (Serbian)

God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well. Voltaire

It is not from your own goods that you give to the beggar; it is a portion of his own that you are restoring to him. The Earth belongs to all. So you are paying back a debt and think you are making a gift to which you are not bound. Ambrose

A loan, though old, is not a gift. Hungarian Proverb

Advice is a free gift that can become expensive for the one who gets it. Armenian Proverb

He who accepts the gift loses his liberty. Hungarian Proverb

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