bestow
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be·stow
(bĭ-stō′)tr.v. be·stowed, be·stow·ing, be·stows
1. To present as a gift or an honor; confer: bestowed high praise on the winners.
2. To apply; use: "On Hester Prynne's story ... I bestowed much thought" (Nathaniel Hawthorne).
3. To place or stow: "He bestowed [the money] in his pockets with feigned composure" (James Joyce).
4. To store or house.
[Middle English bistowen : bi-, be- + stowen, to place; see stow.]
be·stow′a·ble adj.
be·stow′al, be·stow′ment n.
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bestow
(bɪˈstəʊ)vb (tr)
1. to present (a gift) or confer (an award or honour)
2. archaic to apply (energy, resources, etc)
3. archaic to house (a person) or store (goods)
beˈstowal, beˈstowment n
beˈstower n
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be•stow
(bɪˈstoʊ)v.t.
1. to present as a gift; confer.
2. to put to use; apply.
3.
a. to provide quarters for.
b. to stow.
[1275–1325]
be•stow′al, n.
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bestow
Past participle: bestowed
Gerund: bestowing
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| Verb | 1. |  bestow - present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"miter - confer a miter on (a bishop) bless - confer prosperity or happiness on graduate - confer an academic degree upon; "This school graduates 2,000 students each year" |
| 2. |  bestow - give as a gift give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" | |
| 3. |  bestow - 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"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" factor - be a contributing factor; "make things factor into a company's profitability" instill, transfuse - impart gradually; "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students" tinsel - impart a cheap brightness to; "his tinseled image of Hollywood" throw in - add as an extra or as a gratuity |
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bestow
verb present, give, accord, award, grant, commit, hand out, lavish, confer, endow, entrust, impart, allot, honour with, apportion The Queen has bestowed a knighthood on him.
make, get, land, gain, net, earn, secure, obtain, acquire, attain, come by, procure
make, get, land, gain, net, earn, secure, obtain, acquire, attain, come by, procure
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bestow
verb2. To present as a gift to a charity or cause:
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Translations
يَمْنَحُ، يَهِبُ، يُنْعِمُ عَلى
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lahjoittaamyöntääojentaasuoda
veita, gefa
suteikimassuteikti
piešķirt
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bestow
[bɪˈstəʊ] VT [+ title, honour] → conferir (on a) [+ affections] → ofrecer (on a) [+ compliment] → hacer (on a)Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
bestow
[bɪˈstəʊ] vt [+ favour] → accorder; [+ title] → conférerto bestow sth on sb [+ honour, title] → conférer qch à qn
The Queen has bestowed a knighthood on him
BUT La reine l'a anobli.best practice n → meilleure pratique f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
bestow
vt
→ jdm) (= grant, give) gift, attention → schenken; favour, friendship, kiss also → gewähren (geh); honour → erweisen, zuteilwerden lassen (geh); title, medal → verleihen
(old, = place) → verstauen, unterbringen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
bestow
[bɪˈstəʊ] vt to bestow sth on sb (title) → conferire qc a qn; (honour, affections) → accordare qc a qnCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
bestow
(biˈstəu) verb (with on) to give (especially a title, award etc) to someone. The Queen bestowed a knighthood on him.
beˈstowal nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.