Word BookShort entry

Bestow

verb/kˈɑːɹbɚɹˌeɪɾɚ/

Definition

present

give as a gift

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹbɚɹˌeɪɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/aθlˈɛtɪsˌɪzəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/aθlˈɛtɪsˌɪzəm/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹbɚɹˌeɪɾɚ/.

Examples

The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated
bestow an honor on someone
Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

impart add bring contribute lend confer

Parts of Speech

verb	present “The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated”
verb	give as a gift
verb	bestow a quality on “Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company”

Word Forms

conferment	noun	the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift
conferee	noun	a person on whom something is bestowed
conferral	noun	the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift
bestowment	noun	the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift
bestowal	noun	the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift
addition	noun	a component that is added to something to improve it

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verleihen

gegenwärtig

🇫🇷French

donner

présent

🇪🇸Spanish

otorgar

presente

🇮🇹Italian

conferire

presente

🇳🇱Dutch

schenken

cadeau

🇵🇹Portuguese

conceder

presente

🇷🇺Russian

дарить

подарок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रदान करना

उपस्थित

🇧🇩Bengali

দান

বর্তমান

🇮🇳Tamil

அருளும்

தற்போது

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రసాదించు

ప్రస్తుతం

🇮🇳Marathi

देणे

उपस्थित

🇮🇳Gujarati

આપવું

હાજર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊಡು

ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദാനം ചെയ്യുക

ഹാജർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਖਸ਼ੋ

ਮੌਜੂਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

عطا کرنا

موجود

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

赐给

展示

🇯🇵Japanese

授ける

現在

🇰🇷Korean

두다

현재의

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ban cho

hiện tại

🇹🇭Thai

มอบให้

ปัจจุบัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

memberikan

hadiah

🇵🇭Filipino

ipagkaloob

kasalukuyan

🇲🇾Malay

menganugerahkan

hadir

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تضفي

حاضر

🇮🇷Persian

عطا کردن

حاضر

🇹🇷Turkish

ihsan etmek

Sunmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַעֲנִיק

לְהַצִיג

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'bestow'?

The primary meaning of 'bestow' is 'present'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'bestow' in a grammatically correct way?

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

In which domain is the word 'bestow' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'bestow' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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