"gifted" meaning in English

See gifted in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡɪftɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-gifted.wav Forms: more gifted [comparative], most gifted [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪftɪd Head templates: {{en-adj}} gifted (comparative more gifted, superlative most gifted)
  1. Endowed with special, in particular intellectual, abilities. Translations (endowed with special abilities): istedadlı (Azerbaijani), zəkalı (Azerbaijani), здо́льны (zdólʹny) (Belarusian), талантлив (talantliv) (Bulgarian), даровит (darovit) (Bulgarian), begavet (Danish), begaafd (Dutch), hoogbegaafd (Dutch), andekas (Estonian), lahjakas (Finnish), doué (French), surdoué (French), ნიჭიერი (nič̣ieri) (Georgian), ტალანტის მქონე (ṭalanṭis mkone) (Georgian), ნიჭით დაჯილდოებული (nič̣it daǯildoebuli) (Georgian), უნარიანი (unariani) (Georgian), begabt (German), geistvoll (German), begnadet (German), tehetséges (Hungarian), gáfaður (Icelandic), éirimiúil (Irish), tréitheach (Irish), dotato (Italian), дарынды (daryndy) (Kazakh), apdāvināts (Latvian), begavet (Norwegian Bokmål), begoft (Plautdietsch), begåvad (Swedish), becerikli (Turkish), kabiliyetli (Turkish), yetenekli (Turkish)
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  2. (psychology) Endowed with the psychological characteristics of giftedness.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: talented Derived forms: gifted education, giftedly, giftedness, nongifted, ungifted

Verb

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  1. simple past and past participle of gift Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: gift
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