bestow

be·stow

 (bĭ-stō′)

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.

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[Middle English bistowen : bi-, be- + stowen, to place; see stow.]

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be·stow′a·ble adj.

be·stow′al, be·stow′ment n.

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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)

beˈstowal, beˈstowment n

beˈstower n

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be•stow

(bɪˈstoʊ)

v.t.

1. to present as a gift; confer.

2. to put to use; apply.

3.

a. to provide quarters for.

b. to stow.

[1275–1325]

be•stow′al, n.

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bestow

Past participle: bestowed
Gerund: bestowing

Imperative

bestow

bestow

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	bestow - present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone" confer 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"
	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" contribute, lend, impart, add, bring 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

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bestow

verb present, give, accord, award, grant, commit, hand out, lavish, confer, endow, entrust, impart, allot, honour with, apportion The Queen has bestowed a knighthood on him.
make, get, land, gain, net, earn, secure, obtain, acquire, attain, come by, procure

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bestow

verb

1. To make a gift of:

give (away), hand out, present.

2. To present as a gift to a charity or cause:

contribute, donate, give, hand out.

3. To give formally or officially:

accord, award, confer, grant, present.

4. To provide with often temporary lodging:

accommodate, bed (down), berth, billet, board, bunk, domicile, harbor, house, lodge, put up, quarter, room.

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Translations

يَمْنَحُ، يَهِبُ، يُنْعِمُ عَلى

udělit

skænketildele

schenkenverleihen

acordarconcederconferir

lahjoittaamyöntääojentaasuoda

attribuerconférer

veita, gefa

dare

suteikimassuteikti

piešķirt

schenkentoekennen

skjenke

concederconferiroutorgar

дарить

ihsan etmekvermek

把...赠与授予

bestow

[bɪˈstəʊ] VT [+ title, honour] → conferir (on a) [+ affections] → ofrecer (on a) [+ compliment] → hacer (on a)

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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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

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bestow

[bɪˈstəʊ] vt to bestow sth on sb (title) → conferire qc a qn; (honour, affections) → accordare qc a qn

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bestow

(biˈstəu) verb

(with on) to give (especially a title, award etc) to someone. The Queen bestowed a knighthood on him. verleen, skenk يَمْنَحُ، يَهِبُ، يُنْعِمُ عَلى давам conceder udělit verleihen skænke; tildele απονέμωotorgar, 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 verlenengi, skjenkenadawać conceder a con­feri даровать udeliť podeliti imenovati skänka, tilldela ให้ vermek, ihsan etmek 把…授與(尤指頭銜、獎項等) нагороджувати, дарувати عطا کرنا ban cho 把...赠与，授予

beˈstowal noun

skenking, verlening مَنْح، عَطاء، هِبَه، إنْعامٌ عَلى даване concessão udělení die Verleihung tildeling απονομήotorgamiento, concesión pidulik andmine اعطا؛ اهدا lahja octroiהענקה दान dodjela adományozás pemberian veiting conferimento 授与 수여 suteikimas balva; apbalvojums pengurniaan schenkinggave, tildeling nadanie concessão răsplată дар; награждение udelenie podelitev imenovanje gåva, tilldelande การให้ ihsan 授與 дарунок; нагорода سرفرازی ، انعام sự tặng cho 赠与，给与

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