CONFER | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of confer – Learner’s Dictionary

confer
verb
uk
/kənˈfɜːr/
us
present participle conferring | past tense and past participle conferred

confer verb (DISCUSS)

to discuss something with other people before making a decision:
I'll need to confer with my lawyers.

confer verb (GIVE)

to give someone something, especially an official title, an honour, or an advantage

(Definition of confer from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of confer

in Chinese (Traditional)
談論, (常指爲達成行動決議而)商討,商議,協商, 給予…
in Chinese (Simplified)
谈论, (常指为达成行动决议而)商讨,商议,协商, 给予…
in Spanish
consultar, conceder, conferir…
in Portuguese
conferenciar, conferir, consultar…
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in Dutch
in Czech
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in Indonesian
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in Vietnamese
in Polish
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in Russian
fikir/görüş alışverişinde bulunmak, fikir teatisi etmek, vermek…
s’entretenir, conférer, s’entretenir (avec)…
協議(きょうぎ)する…
beraadslagen, verlenen…
(po)radit se, udělit…
rådføre sig, konferere, tildele…
bermusyawarah, menganugerahkan…
สนทนาหารือกัน, ให้เกียรติอย่างเป็นทางการ…
bàn bạc, trao, tặng…
naradzać się, nadawać…
konferera, överlägga, förläna…
berunding, menganugerahkan…
sich beraten, verleihen…
konferere, rådføre seg, rådføre seg (med)…
обговорювати, радитися, надавати…
совещаться, советоваться, присуждать…
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