regift
US/ɹiˈɡɪft/
regift verb: to give something as a gift which the giver previously received as a gift; to give to a person something previously received as a gift.
Verb
regift (third-person singular simple present regifts, present participle regifting, simple past and past participle regifted)
- To give something as a gift which the giver previously received as a gift; to give to a person something previously received as a gift.
- Be upfront when giving the re-gifted item.2007, Sue Fox, Etiquette for Dummies, page 252
- Don't tell the person who is receiving the gift that he/she is being regifted.2008, Jeanne Bice, The Ultimate Christmas: The Best Experts' Advice for a Memorable Season with Stories and Photos of Holiday Magic, page 231
Noun
regift (plural regifts)
- A gift which has been given to a second or subsequent recipient.
- Fortunately, I'd brought a selection of consolation prizes, Christmas regifts all, and so Ritchie the stranded F-250 driver became the recipient of a very nice scented candle.2006, Esquire, volume 145, page 144
- Some regifts, particularly distinctive ones, may make the rounds (see “How to Repurpose a Fruitcake,” facing page) and end up being regifted to the original giver, a situation you may find hard to explain.2007, Joshua Piven, David Borgenicht, The Complete Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook, page 374
regift meaning in Tamil
regift in Tamil
- தன் பரிசை பரிசாக வழங்கல்
Examples of regift in a sentence
- It's not usually acceptable to regift an item that's used rather than new.2008, Yvonne Jeffery, Liz Barclay, Michael Grosvenor, Green Living For Dummies, page 125:
- But before you do any real regifting, you need to learn the rules.2009, Delilah Scott, Emma Troy, The Upside-Down Christmas Tree: And Other Bizarre Yuletide Tales, page 112:
- Epstein advised that she could always regift them to someone with the same initials.2026 February 5, Jacob Gallagher, “How Epstein Used Luxury Goods to Curry Favor”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original...
Forms of regift
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | regifts |
| present participle | regifting |
| past participle | regifted |
| past | regifted |
| alternative form | re-gift |
| Noun | |
| plural | regifts |
Origin of regift
From re- + gift.
Words formed from regift
Words that rhyme with regift
Questions about regift
- What does regift mean?
- Regift means to give something as a gift which the giver previously received as a gift; to give to a person something previously received as a gift.
- What is regift in Tamil?
- Regift in Tamil is தன் பரிசை பரிசாக வழங்கல். See Regift meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use regift in a sentence?
- It's not usually acceptable to regift an item that's used rather than new.
- What part of speech is regift?
- Regift can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce regift?
- Regift is pronounced /ɹiˈɡɪft/ (US).
- What is the past tense of regift?
- The past tense of regift is regifted.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: regift (page history and authors); regift (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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