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

Verb

[-ferring, -ferred]

1. to discuss together

2. to grant or give: the power conferred by wealth [Latin com- together + ferre to bring]

conferment n
conferrable adj

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

verb 2. grant, give, present, accord, award, hand out, bestow, vouchsafe

Translations

confer [kənˈfəːʳ] vt confer (on) → otorgar (a) vi → conferenciar;

to confer (with sb about sth) → consultar (con algn sobre algo)

confer [kənˈfəːʳ] vt to confer sth on → conférer qch à vi → conférer, s'entretenir;

to confer (with sb about sth) → s'entretenir (de qch avec qn)

confer [kənˈfəːʳ] vt to confer sth (on sb) → (jdm) etw verleihen vi → sich beraten;

to confer with sb about sth → sich mit jdm über etw acc beraten, etw mit jdm besprechen

confer [kənˈfəːʳ] vt to confer sth on → conferire qc a vi → conferire;

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

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confer

v confer [kənˈfəː]

1 (often with with) to consult each other The staff conferred (with the headmaster) about the new timetable.beraadslaag, onderhandel, oorlê, raadpleegيَتَباحَثُ، يَتَشاوَرُобсъждам(po)radit serådføre sig; konfereresich beratenσυσκέπτομαιconsultar (con)omavahel nõu pidamaمشورت کردن؛ رایزنی کردنneuvotellas'entretenir (avec)לְהִתיָעֵץपरामर्श करनाvijećatitanácskozikbermusyawarahráðgastconsultarsi打ち合わせる의논하다tartisapspriestiesberundingberaadslagenrådføre seg (med), konfererenaradzać sięconferenciara se con­sulta (cu)совещатьсяradiť saposvetovati seposavetovati sekonferera, överläggaสนทนาหารือกันgörüşmek, konuşmak協商обговорювати; радитисяصلاح مشوره كرناbàn bạc协商

2 (with on) to give (an honour) to someone The university conferred degrees on two famous scientists.toekenيَمْنَح، يُنْعِم عَلىудостоявам с титлаudělittildeleverleihenαπονέμωconcederpidulikult andmaاعطا کردنmyöntääconférer (un titre à qqn)לְהַעֲנִיקप्रदान करनाdatiadományozmenganugerahkansæma, veitaconferire与える수여하다suteiktipiešķirt (goda nosaukumu; dienesta pakāpi)menganugerahkanverlenentildele, skjenkenadawaćoutorgara conferi (un titlu cuiva)оказывать (честь); присваиватьudeliťpodelitidodeliti tituluförläna, tilldelaให้เกียรติอย่างเป็นทางการvermek, bahşetmek授與(稱號)надавати, присуджуватиاعزاز س‍ے نوازنا، عطا كرناtrao; 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, beraadslagingمُؤْتَمَرконференцияkonference, setkánímøde; konferencedie Konferenzσυνέδριο, συνεδρίασηconferenciakonverentsکنفرانس؛ همایشkonferenssicongrèsוְעִידָה, כֶּנֶסसम्मेलनzbor, sastanak, konferencijaértekezlet, konferenciakonferensiráðstefnaconferenza会議회의konferencijakonferencemesyuaratcongreskonferanse, møtekonferencjaconferênciacongres, conferinţăконференцияkongreskonferencakonferencijakonferensการประชุมเพื่อแลกเปลี่ยนความคิดเห็นkonferans會議конференція; з'їздمشاورت، كانفرنس، اجتماعhội thảo会议

n ˈconference call

a telephone conversation in which more than two people participate. telekonferensieمُحادَثَ هاتِفِيَّه مُتَعَدِّدَةُ المُشارِكينконферентен разговорkonferenční hovormødesal; konferencesaldie Konferenzverbindungτηλεφωνική συνδιάλεξη ανάμεσα σε περισσότερα από δύο άτομαteleconferenciakonverentskõneمکالمۀ تلفنی چند نفرهaudioconférenceשִׂיחַת וְעִידָהफोन पर सम्मेलन करनाkonferencijski pozivkonferenciahívástrimitraaudioconferenza会議電話telefoninė sąšaukainterneta konferenceperbincangan atas taliantelefonische vergaderingtelefonkonferansetelekonferencjaселекторное совещаниеhovor viacerých ľudí cez telefóntelefonska konferencakonferencijska vezakonferenssamtalการประชุมทางโทรศัพท์ที่มีผู้เข้าร่วม 2 คนขึ้นไปtelefon konferansı電話會議телефонна конференціяدو س‍ے زياده افراد ك‍ے درميان ٹ‍يليفون پر گفتگوđàm thoại电话会议