Definitions for bestow
bɪˈstoʊbe·stow

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. confer, bestow(verb)

   present

   "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

2. bestow(verb)

   give as a gift

3. lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring(verb)

   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"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. bestow(Verb)

   To lay up in store; deposit for safe keeping; stow; place.

   Etymology: From bestowen, bistowen, equivalent to .

2. bestow(Verb)

   To lodge, or find quarters for; provide with accommodation.

   Etymology: From bestowen, bistowen, equivalent to .

3. bestow(Verb)

   To dispose of.

   Etymology: From bestowen, bistowen, equivalent to .

4. bestow(Verb)

   To give; confer; impart gratuitously; present something to someone as a gift or honour.

   Medals were bestowed on the winning team.

   Etymology: From bestowen, bistowen, equivalent to .

5. bestow(Verb)

   To give in marriage.

   Etymology: From bestowen, bistowen, equivalent to .

6. bestow(Verb)

   To apply; make use of; use; employ.

   Etymology: From bestowen, bistowen, equivalent to .

7. bestow(Verb)

   To behave or deport.

   Etymology: From bestowen, bistowen, equivalent to .

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Bestow(verb)

   to lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow; to place; to put

2. Bestow(verb)

   to use; to apply; to devote, as time or strength in some occupation

3. Bestow(verb)

   to expend, as money

4. Bestow(verb)

   to give or confer; to impart; -- with on or upon

5. Bestow(verb)

   to give in marriage

6. Bestow(verb)

   to demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by a reflexive pronoun

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Bestow

   be-stō′, v.t. to stow, place, or put by: to give or confer: to accommodate with quarters: to apply (with on and upon): (refl., Shak.) to acquit one's self.—ns. Bestow′al, act of bestowing: disposal; Bestow′er; Bestow′ment.

How to pronounce bestow?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bestow in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bestow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of bestow in a Sentence

1. Calvin Coolidge:

   Nothing is easier than spending the public money. It does not appear to belong to anybody. The temptation is overwhelming to bestow it on somebody.

2. Ralph Waldo Emerson, quoting a friend:

   Being perfectly well-dressed gives a feeling of tranquility that religion is powerless to bestow.

3. Alireza Salehi Nejad:

   Oh, Lord, bestow me with the power, that as much as I love her, I extinguish the need of loving her within me.

4. Pierre Charron:

   He who receives a benefit should never forget it; he who bestow should never remember it.

5. Calvin Coolidge:

   Nothing is easier than the expenditure of public money. It doesn't appear to belong to anyone. The temptation is overwhelming to bestow it on somebody.

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