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Definitions for bequeath
bɪˈkwið, -ˈkwiθbe·queath
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word bequeath.
Princeton's WordNet
bequeath, will, leave(verb)
leave or give by will after one's death
"My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"
Wiktionary
bequeath(Verb)
To give or leave by will; to give by testament; especially of personal property.
Etymology: From bequethen, from becweþan, equivalent to .
bequeath(Verb)
To hand down; to transmit.
Etymology: From bequethen, from becweþan, equivalent to .
bequeath(Verb)
To give; to offer; to commit.
Etymology: From bequethen, from becweþan, equivalent to .
Webster Dictionary
Bequeath(verb)
to give or leave by will; to give by testament; -- said especially of personal property
Bequeath(verb)
to hand down; to transmit
Bequeath(verb)
to give; to offer; to commit
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bequeath
be-kwēth′, v.t. to leave personal property by will to another: to transmit to posterity, to leave behind: to commit or entrust to any one.—adj. Bequeath′able.—ns. Bequeath′al, Bequeath′ment. [A.S. becweðan; pfx. be-,and cweðan, to say. See Quoth.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bequeath in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bequeath in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of bequeath in a Sentence
We must pity the poor wretched, timid soul who is too faint-hearted to resist his oppressors. He sings the song of the dammed: “I can’t fight back; I have too much to lose; I own too much property; I have worked too hard to get what I have; They will put me out of business if I resist; I might go to jail; I have my family to think about.” Such poor miserable creatures have misplaced values and are hiding their cowardice behind pretended family responsibility -- blindly refusing to see that the most glorious legacy that one can bequeath to posterity is liberty; and that the only true security is liberty.
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- завещавамBulgarian
- vermachen, hinterlassen, vererben, testamentarisch hinterlassenGerman
- ceder, legar, dejar, confiar, dar, otorgar, conferir, heredar, transmitir, pasarSpanish
- luovuttaa, testamentataFinnish
- passer, transmettre, donner, léguer, offrirFrench
- वसीयत में देनाHindi
- կտակելArmenian
- arfleiðaIcelandic
- trasmettere, lasciare in eredità, tramandare, offrire, legare, donareItalian
- 遺すJapanese
- whakaheke, wiraMāori
- legateren, overdragen, doorgeven, nalaten, aanbiedenDutch
- legar, transmitirPortuguese
- завещатьRussian
- lämna i arv, efterlämna, testamenteraSwedish
- vasiyet etmek, vasiyetle bırakmak, mirasla bırakmakTurkish
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