regift
/ɹiˈɡɪft/verb, noun
regift is a verb meaning “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” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-E-G-I-F-T and has 2 syllables, and it appears about once in every 54 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does regift mean?
verb
- 1
informalTo give something as a gift which the giver previously received as a gift; to give to a person something previously received as a gift.
noun
- 1
informalA gift which has been given to a second or subsequent recipient.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce regift?
- US /ɹiˈɡɪft/
Regift has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of regift
- regifts present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- regifting participle, present
- regifted participle, past
- re-gift
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is regift?
Regift appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Regift in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to give a thing previously received as a gift:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | weiterverschenken, weiterschenken |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does regift come from?
From re- + gift.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).