"Jack Sloan" > wrote in message
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> >
> > From Webster's, see #3.
> >
> > Main Entry: 1gift
> > Pronunciation: 'gift
> > Function: noun
> > Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse, something given, talent; akin
> to
> > Old English giefan to give
> > 1 : a notable capacity, talent, or endowment
> > 2 : something voluntarily transferred by one person to another without
> > compensation
> > 3 : the act, right, or power of giving
> >
> > Is English your first language? As a native speaker I can attest that
> using
> > gift as a verb is correct.
> >
> > > AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGH!!!
> >
> > Methinks your frustration may have a deeper cause.
> >
> I hate to jump in a ****in' contest like this, but your own definition
> mentions nothing about about verbs...it clearly states "noun". Draw yer
own
> conclusions.
> Jack

Well, if you insist:

Main Entry: 2gift
Function: transitive verb
1 : to endow with some power, quality, or attribute
2 : PRESENT <generously gifted us with a copy -- Saturday Review>