Standard Lemma guide

regift

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ɹiˈɡɪft/
  • General-American: rē-gĭftʹ
  • rhymes with -ɪft

1

noun

Meaning 1

A gift which has been given to a second or subsequent recipient.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ditransitive, informal

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English gift English regift From re- + gift.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Italian: regalo riciclato — thing given as a gift that was previously received as a gift
  • Polish: prezent przechodni — thing given as a gift that was previously received as a gift
  • German: weiterverschenken — to give a thing previously received as a gift
  • German: weiterschenken — to give a thing previously received as a gift
  • Italian: riciclare — to give a thing previously received as a gift
  • Russian: переда́ривать (peredárivatʹ) — to give a thing previously received as a gift