Bequeath — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

leave or give by will after one's death

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæpɪtˌuːleɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐsˈʌmən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐsˈʌmən/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæpɪtˌuːleɪt/.

Examples

My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry
My grandfather left me his entire estate

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

leave will

Antonyms

disinherit

Parts of Speech

verb	leave or give by will after one's death “My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry”

Word Forms

will

noun

a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vererben

nach dem Tod eine Person verlassen oder freiwillig verschenken

🇫🇷French

léguer

quitter ou donner par testament après son décès

🇪🇸Spanish

legar

dejar o dar por testamento después de la muerte

🇮🇹Italian

lasciare in eredità

lasciare o donare per testamento dopo la propria morte

🇳🇱Dutch

nalaten

verlaten of geven door testament na iemands overlijden

🇵🇹Portuguese

legar

deixar ou ceder por testamento após a morte

🇷🇺Russian

завещать

оставить или отдать по завещанию после смерти

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वसीयत

किसी की मृत्यु के बाद वसीयत से छोड़ना या देना

🇧🇩Bengali

উইল

কারো মৃত্যুর পর ইচ্ছা করে ছেড়ে দেওয়া বা দেওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

உயில்

ஒருவரின் மரணத்திற்குப் பிறகு விட்டுவிடுங்கள் அல்லது விருப்பப்படி கொடுக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

విరాళం

ఒకరి మరణం తర్వాత వదిలివేయండి లేదా ఇష్టానుసారంగా ఇవ్వండి

🇮🇳Marathi

मृत्युपत्र

एखाद्याच्या मृत्यूनंतर सोडणे किंवा इच्छेनुसार देणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વસિયત

કોઈના મૃત્યુ પછી રજા અથવા ઇચ્છા દ્વારા આપવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಯಿಲು

ಒಬ್ಬರ ಮರಣದ ನಂತರ ಇಚ್ಛೆಯ ಮೂಲಕ ಬಿಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ನೀಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വസ്വിയ്യത്ത്

ഒരാളുടെ മരണശേഷം ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഇഷ്ടപ്രകാരം നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਸੀਅਤ

ਕਿਸੇ ਦੀ ਮੌਤ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਇੱਛਾ ਨਾਲ ਛੱਡਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਦੇਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

وصیت

کسی کی موت کے بعد چھوڑنا یا اپنی مرضی سے دینا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

遗赠

死后留下或遗嘱给予

🇯🇵Japanese

遺贈

死後、遺言によって離れる、または与える

🇰🇷Korean

남기다

죽은 후에 떠나거나 유언으로 증여하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

để lại di chúc

để lại hoặc cho đi theo di chúc sau khi chết

🇹🇭Thai

ยกมรดก

ลาหรือมอบให้ตามพินัยกรรมเมื่อผู้หนึ่งถึงแก่ความตาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

mewariskan

meninggalkan atau memberi dengan wasiat setelah seseorang meninggal

🇵🇭Filipino

ipamana

umalis o magbigay sa pamamagitan ng kalooban pagkatapos ng kamatayan

🇲🇾Malay

berwasiat

meninggalkan atau memberi dengan wasiat selepas kematian seseorang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

توريث

الترك أو الوصية بعد الوفاة

🇮🇷Persian

وصیت کند

ترک یا به وصیت دادن بعد از مرگ

🇹🇷Turkish

miras

kişinin ölümünden sonra vasiyetname ile ayrılmak veya vermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַנחִיל

לעזוב או לתת לפי צוואה לאחר מותו

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The primary meaning of 'bequeath' is 'leave or give by will after one's death'.

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Using 'bequeath' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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