- gift
- noun1 sth that you give to sbADJECTIVE▪ generous, kind, thoughtful (esp. AmE)▪
Thank you all for your kind gifts.
▪ expensive, lavish, precious, valuable▪She received lavish gifts of clothes and perfume.
▪ lovely, special, wonderful▪ perfect▪ small▪ free▪When you place your first order with us, we will send you a free gift.
▪ birthday, Christmas, Hanukkah, holiday (AmE)▪ anniversary, Christening, graduation (AmE), parting, shower (AmE), wedding▪an outfit that Aunt Marilyn gave as a baby shower gift
▪ hostess▪These little boxes make perfect hostess gifts (= for the hostess of a party, etc.).
▪ monetary (esp. AmE)▪ gag (AmE)▪ unwanted▪the problem of what to do with unwanted gifts
VERB + GIFT▪ bear, bestow, bring (sb), buy (sb), exchange, give sb, make sb, offer sb, present, send (sb)▪He arrived home bearing gifts for everyone.
▪They gave each other gifts at Christmas.
▪She wanted to make a gift to her grandchildren.
▪ accept, get, receive▪Please accept this small gift.
▪The children all received gifts.
▪ wrap▪ open, unwrapGIFT + NOUN▪ shop▪ wrap▪ card, tag▪ bag, basket, box, pack, set▪New customers will receive a free gift pack containing a selection of our products.
▪a gift set of shampoo, soap and hand cream
▪ certificate (AmE), token (BrE), voucher (BrE)▪ idea▪Here are ten great gift ideas for your friends.
▪ taxPREPOSITION▪ as a gift▪Her parents brought a set of spoons as a gift.
▪ gift for▪There were gifts for all the children.
▪ gift from▪This vase was a gift from my mother.
▪ gift to▪The golf clubs were her gift to her husband.
PHRASES▪ shower gifts on sb (esp. BrE), shower sb with gifts2 natural abilityADJECTIVE▪ amazing, extraordinary, great, outstanding, remarkable, special, unique, wonderful▪his great gifts as a teacher
▪ rare▪ God-given, innate, natural, special▪ artistic, musicalVERB + GIFT▪ have, possessPREPOSITION▪ gift for▪She has a natural gift for music.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.