bequeath (redirected from bequeather)

be·queath  (b-kw, -kwth)

tr.v. be·queathed, be·queath·ing, be·queaths

1. Law To leave or give (personal property) by will.

2. To pass (something) on to another; hand down: bequeathed to their children a respect for hard work.

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[Middle English biquethen, from Old English becwethan : be-, be- + cwethan, to say; see g^wet- in Indo-European roots.]

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be·queathal, be·queathment n.

be·queather n.

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bequeath [bɪˈkwiːð -ˈkwiːθ]

vb (tr)

1. (Law) Law to dispose of (property, esp personal property) by will Compare devise [2]

2. to hand down; pass on, as to following generations

[Old English becwethan; related to Old Norse kvetha to speak, Gothic qithan, Old High German quethan]

bequeather  n

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bequeath - Etymologically, what you bequeath is what you "say" you will leave someone in your will—but the original sense "say, utter" died out, leaving the legal sense.

See also related terms for leaving.

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

bequeath - leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate" will, leave leave behind, leave - be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats" gift, present, give - give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?" devise - give by will, especially real property pass on - give to or transfer possession of; "She passed the family jewels on to her daughter-in-law" impart, pass on, give, leave - transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students" remember - show appreciation to; "He remembered her in his will" fee-tail, entail - limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs disinherit, disown - prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting

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bequeath

verb

1. leave, will, give, grant, commit, transmit, hand down, endow, bestow, entrust, leave to by will He bequeathed all his silver to his children.

2. give, offer, accord, grant, afford, contribute, yield, lend, pass on, transmit, confer, bestow, impart It is true that colonialism did not bequeath much to Africa.

Translations

bequeath [bɪˈkwiːð] VT → legar

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bequeath [bɪˈkwiːð] vt

[+ money, property] → léguer
to bequeath sb sth, to bequeath sth to sb → léguer qch à qn

[+ idea, system] → transmettre; [+ situation] → léguer

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bequeath

vt

(in will) → vermachen, hinterlassen (to sb jdm)

(fig) tradition → hinterlassen, vererben (to sb jdm)

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bequeath [bɪˈkwiːð] vt to bequeath sth to sb → lasciare qc in eredità a qn

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bequeath

v bequeath [biˈkwiːð]

to leave (personal belongings) by will She bequeathed her art collection to the town. bemaak يوصِي، يورِثُ дарявам odkázat, zanechat testamentere vererben κληροδοτώ legar, ceder testamendiga pärandama به ارث گذاشتن؛ از طریق وصیتنامه به کسی دادن testamentata léguer לְהוֹרִיש वसीयत करना ostaviti u nasljeđe hagyományoz menghibahkan, mewariskan ánafna í erfðaskrá lasciare in eredità 遺言で贈る 유증(遺贈)하다 palikti testamentu novēlēt (ar testamentu) mewasiatkan legateren testamentere zapisać w testamencie legar a lăsa prin testament завещать odkázať zapustiti (v oporoki) zaveštati testamentera ยกมรดกให้ miras bırakmak, (vasiyet ile) bırakmak 遺贈 заповідати ورثے میں چھوڑنا để lại 遗赠

n bequest [biˈkwest]

something bequeathed in a will I received a bequest in my uncle's will. erflating, erfporsie, bemaking وَصِيَّةُ إرث дарение odkaz, dědictví testamentarisk gave; arv das Vermächtnis κληροδότημα legado testamendijärgne pärand ارثیه؛ میراث perintö legs יְרוּשָׁה वसीयत ostavština hagyaték hibah, warisan arfleiðslugjöf lascito 遺贈物 유증 palikimas novēlējums; mantojums pusaka legaat testamentarisk gave spadek doação moştenire наследство odkaz volilo zaveštanje testamentarisk gåva, legat เงินหรือทรัพย์สินที่เป็นมรดก miras 遺贈 спадщина, спадок ورثہ ، ترکہ ، میراث tài sản kế thừa 遗赠