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gifted

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈɡɪftəd// UK //ɡˈɪftɪd// gift·ed

v. having a natural ability to do something extremely well. You use this to describe someone who is much more talented than average in a specific area.

v. possessing high natural ability or intellectual talent. Often used in educational contexts to identify students who perform significantly above their peer group.


SIMPLE

She is a gifted musician who started playing at age four.

CONTEXTUAL

The school provides a special program for gifted children who need more challenging lessons than the standard curriculum offers.

COMPLEX

While he was academically gifted, he struggled with the social demands of the university environment, finding it difficult to relate to his less focused peers.

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Typically used as an attributive adjective before a noun, though it can also follow a linking verb.

Pitfall

He is very gift in math.He is very gifted in math.Learners sometimes use the noun 'gift' instead of the adjective form 'gifted' when describing a person's talent.

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