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gifted

GIF-tid/ˈɡɪftɪd/

3 meanings of gifted

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Having a natural talent or skill that is much greater than most people's.

    Like being born already knowing how to do something most people work years to learn.

    She is a gifted painter who sold her first work at twelve.

    The school runs special classes for gifted students.

    Similartalented, brilliant, able, accomplished, skilled

    Oppositeuntalented, inept

  2. 2
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of gift. Use it for giving something as a present in the past.

    She gifted her old bike to a younger neighbor.

    They gifted the library a box of rare books last spring.

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  3. 3
    adjective
    Having the mental and emotional traits linked to very high natural ability.

    Like a plant that grows much faster than the others in the same garden.

    The gifted children in the program think and learn far faster than their classmates.

    Teachers learn how to support gifted students who feel different from their peers.

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gifted is a form of gift

gift, verb: To give something to someone as a present. Full entry

Forms
giftgifts he/she/itgifting -ing formgifted past tense, past participle
Spelling
gift → gifted: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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