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1. (v.i.) confer
to consult or discuss something together; compare ideas or opinions.
2. (v.t.) confer
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
to confer a degree on a graduate.
3. confer
Obs. to compare.
Etymology: (1520–30; < L conferre to bring together, compare, consult with)
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| Definition of 'confer' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) confer, confabulate, confab, consult
have a conference in order to talk something over
"We conferred about a plan of action"
2. (verb) confer, bestow
present
"The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"
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1. (verb) confer
to discuss
to confer with his colleagues
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| Definition of 'confer' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) confer
to bring together for comparison; to compare
2. (verb) confer
to grant as a possession; to bestow
3. (verb) confer
to contribute; to conduce
4. (verb) confer
to have discourse; to consult; to compare views; to deliberate
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Sense: (often withwith) to consult each other
The staff conferred (with the headmaster) about the new timetable.
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 Afrikaans: beraadslaag, onderhandel, |
 Arabic: يَتَباحَثُ، يَتَشاوَرُ |
 Bulgarian: обсъждам |
 Brazilian: conferenciar |
 Czech: (po)radit se |
 German: sich beraten |
 Danish: rådføre sig; konferere |
 Greek: συσκέπτομαι |
 Spanish: consultar (con) |
 Estonian: omavahel nõu pidama |
 Farsi: مشورت کردن؛ رایزنی کردن |
 Finnish: neuvotella |
 French: s'entretenir (avec) |
 Hebrew: לְהִתיָעֵץ |
 Hindi: परामर्श करना |
 Croatian: vijećati |
 Hungarian: tanácskozik |
 Indonesian: bermusyawarah |
 Icelandic: ráðgast |
 Italian: consultarsi |
 Japanese: 打ち合わせる |
 Korean: 상의하다 |
 Lithuanian: tartis |
 Latvian: apspriesties |
 Malay: berunding |
 Dutch: beraadslagen |
 Norwegian: rådføre seg (med), konfer |
 Polish: naradzać się |
 Persian: مشورت کردن؛ رایزنی کردن |
 Pashto: ورېل، منظورول، هسى يا خوش |
 Portuguese: conferenciar |
 Romanian: a se consulta (cu) |
 Russian: совещаться |
 Slovak: radiť sa |
 Slovenian: posvetovati se |
 Serbian: posavetovati se |
 Swedish: konferera,överlägga |
 Thai: สนทนาหารือกัน |
 Turkish: görüşmek, konuşmak |
 Taiwanese: 協商 |
 Ukrainian: обговорювати; радитися |
 Urdu: صلاح مشوره كرنا |
 Vietnamese: bàn bạc |
 Chinese: 协商 |
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