Collocation
give a gift
to present something to someone as a gift
Definition
'give a gift' is a common English collocation. to present something to someone as a gift
give + (someone) + a gift
“I want to give a gift to my sister for her birthday.”
Examples
- I will give a gift to my friend after the exam.
- She always gives a gift to her mom on Mother’s Day.
- We gave a gift to our neighbors to thank them for their help.
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- He decided to give a gift to the new employee on her first day.
- They are going to give a gift to each guest at the wedding.
- If you give a gift in this culture, you should use both hands.
- I had to give a gift to my host, so I bought local chocolates.
- The company gave a gift to every volunteer who worked all weekend.
- Before the ceremony, the teacher gave a gift to the student for outstanding progress.
More verb + determiner + nouns
- make a decision to choose what to do after thinking about different options
- make a mistake to do something wrong or incorrectly
- join a meeting to enter and take part in a scheduled meeting, especially an online one
- make an excuse to invent or give a reason (often not true) to avoid doing something or to explain a mistake
- make a mess to create a dirty, untidy, or disorganized situation; to spill, scatter, or cause disorder