be·stow (b -st  )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·stowment n. |
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)
bestowal , bestowment n
bestower n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 |
bestow
Translations
bestow [bɪˈstəʊ] VT [+ title, honour] → conferir (on a) [+ affections] → ofrecer (on a) [+ compliment] → hacer (on a)
bestow [bɪˈstəʊ] vt [+ favour] → accorder; [+ title] → conférer
to 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
to 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
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
bestow [bɪˈstəʊ] vt to bestow sth on sb (title) → conferire qc a qn; (honour, affections) → accordare qc a qn
bestow [bɪˈstəʊ] vt to bestow sth on sb (title) → conferire qc a qn; (honour, affections) → accordare qc a qn
bestow [bɪˈstəʊ] vt to bestow sth on sb (title) → conferire qc a qn; (honour, affections) → accordare qc a qn
v bestow [biˈstəu]
(withon) to give (especially a title, award etc) to someone The Queen bestowed a knighthood on him. verleen, skenk يَمْنَحُ، يَهِبُ، يُنْعِمُ عَلى давам udělit skænke; tildele verleihen απονέμω otorgar, conceder pidulikult andma هدیه دادن؛ ارزانی داشتن myöntää conférer à לְהַעֲנִיק प्रदान करना dodijeliti ad(ományoz) memberikan, melimpahkan veita, gefa conferire a 授ける 수여하다 suteikti piešķirt (nosaukumu u.tml.) mengurniakan verlenen gi, skjenke nadawać conceder a conferi даровать udeliť podeliti imenovati skänka, tilldela ให้ vermek, ihsan etmek …授與(尤指頭銜、獎項等) нагороджувати, дарувати عطا کرنا ban cho 把...赠与
n beˈstowal
skenking, verlening مَنْح، عَطاء، هِبَه، إنْعامٌ عَلى даване udělení tildeling die Verleihung απονομή otorgamiento, concesión pidulik andmine اعطا؛ اهدا lahja octroi הַעֲנָקָה दान dodjela adományozás pemberian veiting conferimento 授与 수여 suteikimas balva; apbalvojums pengurniaan schenking gave, tildeling nadanie concessão răsplată дар; награждение udelenie podelitev imenovanje gåva, tilldelande การให้ ihsan 授與 дарунок; нагорода سرفرازی ، انعام sự tặng cho 赠与；赠品
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