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| #3 (permalink) Tue May 26, 2009 11:47 am gift is a verb |
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Hello Anas,
I believe 'gift' could be a verb. But it's mostly used in passive constructions. Like this:
'I was gifted with special powers.'
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| #4 (permalink) Tue May 26, 2009 11:51 am gift is a verb |
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Gifted is an adjective. The verb is 'give' and a passive construction would be 'He was given permission'.
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| #5 (permalink) Tue May 26, 2009 11:55 am gift is a verb |
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| Thanks for that, Torsten. |
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| #7 (permalink) Wed May 27, 2009 9:42 am gift is a verb |
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'Gift' can be used as a verb, meaning to either endow with a power, quality, or attribute, or to present. It's not widely used as a verb, however. It's actually a rather old usage, that seems to be gaining more usage.
It differs from the verb 'to give' with its sense of a gift/present or special presentation.
It's also commonly used in legal terms, as in 'gifting someone money or property'.
Ex.
"They gifted us with a copy of their latest book."
"I was gifted with a knack for mathematics."
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Hello Anas,
I believe 'gift' could be a verb. But it's mostly used in passive constructions. Like this:
'I was gifted with special powers.'
Have a nice day. |
ForOneSucks is correct on the usage of gifted as a verb in this sentence.
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| #8 (permalink) Wed May 27, 2009 10:02 am gift is a verb |
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They say using gift as a verb is an Indianism. 
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| #9 (permalink) Wed May 27, 2009 10:19 am gift is a verb |
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I encountered the term several times over the last few weeks, while applying for a mortgage.
I promise you there were no Indians involved in my mortgage, just a $%@$ lot of paperwork.
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