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1. (v.t.) bestow
to present as a gift; confer.
2. bestow
to put to use; apply.
3. bestow
to provide quarters for.
4. bestow
to stow.
Etymology: (1275–1325)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) confer, bestow
present
"The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"
2. (verb) bestow
give as a gift
3. (verb) lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring
bestow a quality on
"Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) bestow
to lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow; to place; to put
2. (verb) bestow
to use; to apply; to devote, as time or strength in some occupation
3. (verb) bestow
to expend, as money
4. (verb) bestow
to give or confer; to impart; -- with on or upon
5. (verb) bestow
to give in marriage
6. (verb) bestow
to demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by a reflexive pronoun
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Sense: (withon) to give (especially a title, award etc) to someone
The Queen bestowed a knighthood on him.
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 Afrikaans: verleen, skenk |
 Arabic: يَمْنَحُ، يَهِبُ، يُنْعِم |
 Bulgarian: давам |
 Brazilian: conceder |
 Czech: udělit |
 German: verleihen |
 Danish: skænke; tildele |
 Greek: απονέμω |
 Spanish: otorgar, conceder |
 Estonian: pidulikult andma |
 Farsi: هدیه دادن؛ ارزانی داشتن |
 Finnish: myöntää |
 French: conférer à |
 Hebrew: לְהַעֲנִיק |
 Hindi: प्रदान करना |
 Croatian: dodijeliti |
 Hungarian: ad(ományoz) |
 Indonesian: memberikan, melimpahkan |
 Icelandic: veita, gefa |
 Italian: conferire a |
 Japanese: 授ける |
 Korean: 수여하다 |
 Lithuanian: suteikti |
 Latvian: piešķirt (nosaukumu u.tml |
 Malay: mengurniakan |
 Dutch: verlenen |
 Norwegian: gi, skjenke |
 Polish: nadawać |
 Persian: هدیه دادن؛ ارزانی داشتن |
 Portuguese: conceder |
 Romanian: a conferi |
 Russian: даровать |
 Slovak: udeliť |
 Slovenian: podeliti |
 Serbian: imenovati |
 Swedish: skänka, tilldela |
 Thai: ให้ |
 Turkish: vermek, ihsan etmek |
 Taiwanese: 把…授與(尤指頭銜、獎項等) |
 Ukrainian: нагороджувати, дарувати |
 Urdu: عطا کرنا |
 Vietnamese: ban cho |
 Chinese: 把...赠与，授予 |
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