The meaning of Bestow

Bestow – definition

verb
Confer or present (an honour, right, or gift).
Usage examples:
The office was bestowed on him by the monarch of this realm
Synonims:
Confer on Present to Award to Give Grant Vouchsafe Accord to Afford to Vest in Invest in Bequeath to Donate to Allot to Assign to Consign to Apportion to Distribute to Impart to Entrust to Co

Bestow translation into English

Bestow: translate from English into Chinese

赐给, 赐予, 赐, 恩赐, 施, 贶, 赉, 予, 发放, 遗赠, 发给

Bestow: translate from English into Dutch

Schenken

Bestow: translate from English into French

Donner, Accorder, Conférer, Octroyer, Consacrer, Employer, Utiliser

Bestow: translate from English into German

Verleihen, Schenken, Gewähren, Erweisen, Zuwenden, Zuteil werden lassen, Zuerkennen, Bekleiden, Unterbringen, Verstauen

Bestow: translate from English into Hindi

प्रदान करना, अर्पित करना

Bestow: translate from English into Italian

Conferire, Dare, Concedere, Tributare, Depositare

Bestow: translate from English into Korean

두다, 묵게 하다, 쓰다, 수여하다, 부여하다, 증여하다, 저장하다, 숙박시키다

Bestow: translate from English into Russian

Даровать, Дарить, Давать, Награждать, Помещать

Bestow: translate from English into Spanish

Otorgar, Conferir, Dedicar, Hacer, Colocar, Dar de

Word origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘use for, devote to’): from be- (as an intensifier) + Old English stōw ‘place’.

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Bestow – similar words

bestowal

noun
The act of giving something as an honour or a gift
Usage examples:
Her father's blessing represented a bestowal of consent upon her marriage., the state's bestowal of…

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Bestow synonims

co

prefix
(forming nouns) joint; mutual; common.
Usage examples:
Co-driver

abbreviation
Company.
Usage examples:
The consett iron co

abbreviation
Colorado (in official postal use).

All meanings and translations of Co

give

verb
Freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone).
Usage examples:
She gave him presents and clothes

noun
Capacity to bend or alter in shape under pressure.
Usage examples:
Plastic pots that have enough give to accommodate the vigorous roots

Transfer possession of something concrete or abstract

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grant

verb
Agree to give or allow (something requested) to.
Usage examples:
They were granted a meeting

noun
A sum of money given by a government or other organization for a particular purpose.
Usage examples:
A research grant

verb
To give, agree to give, or do something that another person has asked for, esp. as an official or formal act
Usage examples:
She was granted american citizenship., [ + (that) clause ] i grant you (that) it must have been ups…

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vouchsafe

verb
Give or grant (something) to (someone) in a gracious or condescending manner.
Usage examples:
It is a blessing vouchsafed him by heaven

verb
To tell or give something to someone
Usage examples:
He vouchsafed the information that the meeting had been postponed.

All meanings and translations of Vouchsafe

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