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Gifted vs Gave - What's the difference?

gifted | gave |

As verbs the difference between gifted and gave

is that gifted is past tense of gift while gave is simple past of give.

As an adjective gifted

is endowed with special, in particular intellectual, abilities.

gifted

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Endow]]ed with special, in particular intellectual, [[ability, abilities.
  • a gifted artist
    a school for gifted children

    Synonyms

    * talented * See also

    Verb

    (head)
  • (gift)
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    gave

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (give)
  • * c. 1471 , An English Chronicle, 1377-1461 :
  • there the erl of Dunbar becam his manne, and the kyng yaf him the Counte of Richemunde.
  • * 1591 , (William Shakespeare), King Henry VI, part 1 :
  • I gaue thee Life, and rescu'd thee from Death.
  • * 1815 , (Jane Austen), Emma :
  • The superior degree of confidence towards Harriet, which this one article marked, gave her severe pain.
  • * 2011 , Bob Woffinden, (The Guardian) , 31 Jul 2011:
  • With the Oxford canal at the bottom of his garden, regular canoeing excursions gave him enormous pleasure.

    See also

    * given

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