greatest gift

collocation in English

meaningsofgreatandgift

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great
adjective
uk
/ɡreɪt/us
/ɡreɪt/
large in amount, size, ...
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gift
noun
uk
/ɡɪft/us
/ɡɪft/
a present or something that ...
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(Definition ofgreatandgiftfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgreatest gift

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The bird replies that the palace maid has already given him thegreatestgift: her innocent love.
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Thegreatestgiftto this region, given by nature, is an abundance of pure and high quality water.
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Perhaps hisgreatestgiftwas that of imparting confidence to those who were wavering on the edge of fear and indecision; often it was me.
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This proved to be hergreatestgift; explaining the complex range of drugs out there to the group.
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This has made me extremely happy because thegreatestgifta writer can ask for is to relate to someone.
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But hindsight is thegreatestgift—with which none of us is blessed in advance.
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Now there has been what is perhaps thegreatestgiftto the pensioners for some time, the increased pensions.
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In matters of this kind patience i perhaps thegreatestgiftof statesmanship when there are serious matters in dispute.
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Allow me to conclude my speech by talking about children - ourgreatestgift, the most precious thing we have.
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That is the most important thing that a school can do and thegreatestgiftthat it can give a child.
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The great heritage of man is freedom; that is thegreatestgift.
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However, hisgreatestgiftwas his readiness to see every point of view and to help us all to the greatest extent.
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Thegreatestgiftthat we can give is not money.
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Hisgreatestgifthas been his ability to spread a rather thin talent pretty thinly over a variety of careers.
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The gift of life is thegreatestgiftthat one man can give to another.
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Surely television is the twentieth century'sgreatestgift, not only to the politician, but to anybody who has any ideas to express.
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Reading, with ease and pleasure, is thegreatestgiftthat education can give our children.
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The latter gave high priority to health issues, which is entirely understandable, as health is thegreatestgifta human being can be blessed with during his or her lifetime.
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Many of them have lived useful lives, humbly, perhaps, and unrewarded; and so many of them have given thegreatestgiftin their power—children to serve the nation after them.
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Hergreatestgiftwas her voice, a soprano of nearly three octaves in range.
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