Present+or+gift

  • 11gift-wrap — verb wrap (a gift) attractively • Derivationally related forms: ↑gift wrapping • Hypernyms: ↑wrap, ↑wrap up • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * gift wrapper, n …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 12gift — n. present 1) to give, present a gift to 2) to heap, lavish gifts on 3) an extravagant, lavish; generous; outright gift 4) a farewell; graduation; shower; wedding gift talent 5) a gift for (a gift for languages) * * * [gɪft] generous graduation …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 13gift-wrapped — UK [ˈɡɪft ˌræpt] / US [ˈɡɪftˌræpt] adjective covered in attractive paper to be given as a present a gift wrapped birthday present Derived word: gift wrap verb transitive Word forms gift wrap : present tense I/you/we/they gift wrap he/she/it gift… …

    English dictionary

  • 14present — I EXISTING OR HAPPENING NOW ♦♦ (Pronounced [[t]pre̱z(ə)nt[/t]] in present 1, 2, and 3, and [[t]prɪze̱nt[/t]] in present 4.) 1) ADJ: ADJ n You use present to describe things and people that exist now, rather than those that existed in the past or… …

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  • 15gift — [[t]gɪ̱ft[/t]] ♦♦♦ gifts 1) N COUNT A gift is something that you give someone as a present. ...a gift of $50.00... They believed the unborn child was a gift from God. ...gift shops. 2) N COUNT: oft N for/of ing/n If someone has a gift for doing… …

    English dictionary

  • 16gift*/*/ — [gɪft] noun [C] 1) something that you give to someone as a present a gift from a friend[/ex] He bought gifts for everyone.[/ex] 2) a natural ability to do something well She has a gift for languages.[/ex] 3) something good that you are grateful… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 17present — I 1. adjective 1) a doctor must be present Syn: in attendance, here, there, near, nearby, at hand, available 2) organic compounds are present Syn: in existence, detectable, occurring …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 18present — [13] The Latin adjective praesēns ‘at hand, now here’ originated as the present participle of praeesse ‘be before one’, a compound verb formed from the prefix prae ‘in front’ and esse ‘be’. English acquired it via Old French present, the same… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 19present — [13] The Latin adjective praesēns ‘at hand, now here’ originated as the present participle of praeesse ‘be before one’, a compound verb formed from the prefix prae ‘in front’ and esse ‘be’. English acquired it via Old French present, the same… …

    Word origins

  • 20gift — n 1: an intentional and gratuitous transfer of real or personal property by a donor with legal capacity who actually or constructively delivers the property to the donee with the intent of giving up dominion over the property and investing it in… …

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