confer

con·fer  (kn-fûr)

v. con·ferred, con·fer·ring, con·fers

v.tr.

1. To bestow (an honor, for example): conferred a medal on the hero; conferred an honorary degree on her.

2. To invest with (a characteristic, for example): a carefully worded statement that conferred an aura of credibility.

v.intr.

To meet in order to deliberate together or compare views; consult: conferred with her attorney.

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[Latin cnferre : com-, com- + ferre, to bring; see bher-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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con·ferment, con·ferral n.

con·ferra·ble adj.

con·ferrer n.

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confer [kənˈfɜː]

vb -fers, -ferring, -ferred

1. (tr; foll by on or upon) to grant or bestow (an honour, gift, etc.)

2. (intr) to hold or take part in a conference or consult together

3. (tr) an obsolete word for compare

[from Latin conferre to gather together, compare, from com- together + ferre to bring]

conferment , conferral n

conferrable  adj

conferrer  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	confer - have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action" confab, confabulate, consult hash out, talk over, discuss - speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget" collogue - confer secretly
	2.	confer - present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone" bestow award, present - give, especially as an honor or reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation" 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"

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confer

verb

1. discuss, talk, consult, deliberate, discourse, converse, parley He conferred with Hill and the others in his office.

2. grant, give, present, accord, award, hand out, bestow, vouchsafe An honorary degree was conferred on him by Newcastle University in 1976.

Translations

confer [kənˈfɜːʳ]

A. VT to confer sth on sb [+ honour] → conceder or otorgar algo a algn; [+ title] → conferir or conceder algo a algn

B. VI → conferenciar, estar en consultas
to confer with sb → consultar con algn

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confer [kənˈfɜː^r]

vt [+ honour, status] → conférer
to confer sth on sb → conférer qch à qn

vi (= discuss) → conférer, s'entretenir
to confer with sb about sth → s'entretenir de qch avec qn

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confer

vt (→ jdm) title, degree → verleihen; power also → übertragen

vi → sich beraten, konferieren (geh)

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confer [kənˈfɜːʳ]

1. vt to confer sth on sb → conferire qc a qn

2. vi to confer (with sb about sth) → consultarsi (con qn su qc)

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confer [kənˈfɜːʳ]

1. vt to confer sth on sb → conferire qc a qn

2. vi to confer (with sb about sth) → consultarsi (con qn su qc)

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confer

v confer [kənˈfəː]

1 (often withwith) to consult each other The staff conferred (with the headmaster) about the new timetable. beraadslaag, onderhandel, oorlê, raadpleeg يَتَباحَثُ، يَتَشاوَرُ обсъждам (po)radit se rådføre sig; konferere sich beraten συσκέπτομαι consultar (con) omavahel nõu pidama مشورت کردن؛ رایزنی کردن neuvotella s'entretenir (avec) לְהִתיָעֵץ परामर्श करना vijećati tanácskozik bermusyawarah ráðgast consultarsi 打ち合わせる 상의하다 tartis apspriesties berunding beraadslagen rådføre seg (med), konferere naradzać się conferenciar a se con­sulta (cu) совещаться radiť sa posvetovati se posavetovati se konferera, överlägga สนทนาหารือกัน görüşmek, konuşmak 協商 обговорювати; радитися صلاح مشوره كرنا bàn bạc 协商

2 (withon) to give (an honour) to someone The university conferred degrees on two famous scientists. toeken يَمْنَح، يُنْعِم عَلى удостоявам с титла udělit tildele verleihen απονέμω conceder pidulikult andma اعطا کردن myöntää conférer (un titre à qqn) לְהַעֲנִיק प्रदान करना dati adományoz menganugerahkan sæma, veita conferire 与える 수여하다 suteikti piešķirt (goda nosaukumu; dienesta pakāpi) menganugerahkan verlenen tildele, skjenke nadawać outorgar a conferi (un titlu cuiva) оказывать (честь); присваивать udeliť podeliti dodeliti titulu förläna, tilldela ให้เกียรติอย่างเป็นทางการ vermek, bahşetmek 授與(榮譽) надавати, присуджувати اعزاز س‍ے نوازنا، عطا كرنا trao; tặng 授与（称号）

n conference [ˈkonfərəns]

a meeting for discussion The conference of heart specialists was held in New York. konferensie, byeenkoms; samespreking, bespreking, beraadslaging مُؤْتَمَر конференция konference, setkání møde; konference die Konferenz συνέδριο, συνεδρίαση conferencia konverents کنفرانس؛ همایش konferenssi congrès וְעִידָה, כֶּנֶס सम्मेलन zbor, sastanak, konferencija értekezlet, konferencia konferensi ráðstefna conferenza 会議 회의 konferencija konference mesyuarat congres konferanse, møte konferencja conferência congres, conferinţă конференция kongres konferenca konferencija konferens การประชุมเพื่อแลกเปลี่ยนความคิดเห็น konferans 會議 конференція; з'їзд مشاورت، كانفرنس، اجتماع hội thảo 会议

n conference call

a telephone conversation in which more than two people participate. telekonferensie مُحادَثَ هاتِفِيَّه مُتَعَدِّدَةُ المُشارِكين конферентен разговор konferenční hovor mødesal; konferencesal die Konferenzverbindung τηλεφωνική συνδιάλεξη ανάμεσα σε περισσότερα από δύο άτομα teleconferencia konverentskõne مکالمۀ تلفنی چند نفره audioconférence שִׂיחַת וְעִידָה फोन पर सम्मेलन करना konferencijski poziv konferenciahívás trimitra audioconferenza 会議電話 전화회의 telefoninė sąšauka interneta konference perbincangan atas talian telefonische vergadering telefonkonferanse telekonferencja селекторное совещание hovor viacerých ľudí cez telefón telefonska konferenca konferencijska veza konferenssamtal การประชุมทางโทรศัพท์ที่มีผู้เข้าร่วม 2 คนขึ้นไป telefon konferansı 電話會議 телефонна конференція دو س‍ے زياده افراد ك‍ے درميان ٹ‍يليفون پر گفتگو đàm thoại 电话会议