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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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Is sentence number 1 correct?

1. I gifted him a book.

2. I gave him a book as a gift.

  

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According to some dictionaries, gift (verb) can be used in this context, but I have never heard natives use it.

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  • According to some dictionaries, gift (verb) can be used in this context, but I have never heard natives use it.
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According to some dictionaries, gift (verb) can be used in this context, but I have never heard natives use it.

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It's correct, but I wouldn't say it that way. Still, it's not wrong.

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anonymous1. I gifted him a book.

Very rarely used. It's never used in conversation, for example.

anonymous2. I gave him a book as a gift.

A very common and usual expression.

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Thanks for your answers. Can I use it in a formal letter, in order to avoid the much longer 'give you as a gift'?

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