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(bɪkwiːð)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense bequeaths, present participle bequeathing, past tense, past participle bequeathed

1. verb

If you bequeath your money or property to someone, you legally state that they should have it when you die.

[formal]

Fields's will bequeathed his wife Hattie and son Claude the sum of twenty thousanddollars. [VERB noun noun]

He bequeathed all his silver to his children. [VERB noun + to]

Synonyms: leave, will, give, grant More Synonyms of bequeath

2. verb

If you bequeath an idea or system, you leave it for other people to use or develop.

[formal]

He bequeaths his successor an economy that is doing quite well. [VERB noun noun]

It is true that colonialism did not bequeath much to Africa. [VERB noun + to]

[Also VERB noun]

Synonyms: give, offer, accord, grant More Synonyms of bequeath

bequeath in British English

(bɪˈkwiːð, -ˈkwiːθ)

verb (transitive)

1. law

to dispose of (property, esp personal property) by will

Compare devise (sense 2)

to hand down; pass on, as to following generations

Derived forms

bequeather (beˈqueather)

noun

bequeathal (beˈqueathal)

noun

Word origin

Old English becwethan; related to Old Norse kvetha to speak, Gothic qithan, Old High German quethan

bequeath in American English

(biˈkwið; biˈkwiθ; bɪˈkwið; bɪˈkwiθ)

verb transitiveWord forms: beˈqueathed or beˈqueathing

to leave (property) to another by last will and testament

to hand down; pass on

he bequeathed his talent to his son

Derived forms

bequeathal (beˈqueathal) (bɪˈkwiðəl; bɪˈkwiθəl; bɪˈkwiðəl; bɪˈkwiθəl)

noun

Word origin

ME bequethen < OE becwethan, to declare, give by will < be-, be- + cwethan, to say: see quoth

Examples of 'bequeath' in a sentence
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It is where the great man lived and worked, and bequeathed an architectural legacy worthy of envy.She was deposed not by the voters but by the Conservatives to whom she has bequeathed an equivocal legacy.All belong to the Courtauld, including nine recently bequeathed.And if you're really lucky, it will tell you who they bequeathed their money to.As they provided in their will as they bequeathed it in trust and confirmed it under oath, so on their terms I hold it.

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British English: bequeath VERB

If you bequeath your money or property to someone, you legally state that they should have it when you die.

He bequeathed all his silver to his children.

American English: bequeath
Brazilian Portuguese: legar
Chinese: 遗赠
European Spanish: legar
French: léguer
German: vermachen
Italian: lasciare in eredità
Japanese: 遺贈する
Korean: 유언으로 증여하다
European Portuguese: legar
Latin American Spanish: legar

1 (verb) in the sense of leave

Definition

to dispose of (property) as in a will

He bequeathed all his silver to his children.

Synonyms

leave

He died two years later, leaving everything to his children.

will

She had willed all her money to her brother, Frank.

give

This recipe was given to me years ago.

They still give to charity despite hard economic times.

grant

commit

The government have committed billions of pounds to the programme.

transmit

hand down

endow

The ambassador has endowed a public-service fellowship programme.

bestow

entrust

leave to by will

2 (verb) in the sense of give

Definition

to hand down

She bequeaths her successor an economy that is doing quite well.

Synonyms

give

a bill that will give extra rights to thousands of elderly people

offer

His mother and sister rallied round offering comfort.

accord

On his return home, the government accorded him the rank of Colonel.

grant

France has agreed to grant him political asylum.

afford

The room afforded fine views of the city.

contribute

They say they would like to contribute more to charity.

yield

400,000 acres of land yielded a crop worth $1.75 billion.

lend

He attended the news conference to lend his support.

pass on

transmit

mosquitoes that transmit disease to humans

confer

An honorary degree was conferred on him by the University of Vienna.

bestow

The Queen has bestowed a knighthood on him.

impart

She managed to impart great elegance to the dress she wore.

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释义	Trends of bequeath View usage for: bequeath (bɪkwiːð) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense bequeaths, present participle bequeathing, past tense, past participle bequeathed 1. verb If you bequeath your money or property to someone, you legally state that they should have it when you die. [formal] Fields's will bequeathed his wife Hattie and son Claude the sum of twenty thousanddollars. [VERB noun noun] He bequeathed all his silver to his children. [VERB noun + to] Synonyms: leave, will, give, grant More Synonyms of bequeath 2. verb If you bequeath an idea or system, you leave it for other people to use or develop. [formal] He bequeaths his successor an economy that is doing quite well. [VERB noun noun] It is true that colonialism did not bequeath much to Africa. [VERB noun + to] [Also VERB noun] Synonyms: give, offer, accord, grant More Synonyms of bequeath bequeath in British English (bɪˈkwiːð, -ˈkwiːθ) verb (transitive) 1. law to dispose of (property, esp personal property) by will Compare devise (sense 2) 2. to hand down; pass on, as to following generations Derived forms bequeather (beˈqueather) noun bequeathal (beˈqueathal) noun Word origin Old English becwethan; related to Old Norse kvetha to speak, Gothic qithan, Old High German quethan bequeath in American English (biˈkwið; biˈkwiθ; bɪˈkwið; bɪˈkwiθ) verb transitiveWord forms: beˈqueathed or beˈqueathing 1. to leave (property) to another by last will and testament 2. to hand down; pass on he bequeathed his talent to his son Derived forms bequeathal (beˈqueathal) (bɪˈkwiðəl; bɪˈkwiθəl; bɪˈkwiðəl; bɪˈkwiθəl) noun Word origin ME bequethen < OE becwethan, to declare, give by will < be-, be- + cwethan, to say: see quoth Examples of 'bequeath' in a sentence bequeath It is where the great man lived and worked, and bequeathed an architectural legacy worthy of envy. The Sun (2015) She was deposed not by the voters but by the Conservatives to whom she has bequeathed an equivocal legacy. Times, Sunday Times (2015) All belong to the Courtauld, including nine recently bequeathed. Times, Sunday Times (2008) And if you're really lucky, it will tell you who they bequeathed their money to. The Sun (2010) As they provided in their will as they bequeathed it in trust and confirmed it under oath, so on their terms I hold it. Christianity Today (2000) In other languages bequeath British English: bequeath VERB If you bequeath your money or property to someone, you legally state that they should have it when you die. He bequeathed all his silver to his children. American English: bequeath Brazilian Portuguese: legar Chinese: 遗赠 European Spanish: legar French: léguer German: vermachen Italian: lasciare in eredità Japanese: 遺贈する Korean: 유언으로 증여하다 European Portuguese: legar Latin American Spanish: legar 1 (verb) in the sense of leave Definition to dispose of (property) as in a will He bequeathed all his silver to his children. Synonyms leave He died two years later, leaving everything to his children. will She had willed all her money to her brother, Frank. give This recipe was given to me years ago. They still give to charity despite hard economic times. grant commit The government have committed billions of pounds to the programme. transmit hand down endow The ambassador has endowed a public-service fellowship programme. bestow entrust leave to by will 2 (verb) in the sense of give Definition to hand down She bequeaths her successor an economy that is doing quite well. Synonyms give a bill that will give extra rights to thousands of elderly people offer His mother and sister rallied round offering comfort. accord On his return home, the government accorded him the rank of Colonel. grant France has agreed to grant him political asylum. afford The room afforded fine views of the city. contribute They say they would like to contribute more to charity. yield 400,000 acres of land yielded a crop worth $1.75 billion. lend He attended the news conference to lend his support. pass on transmit mosquitoes that transmit disease to humans confer An honorary degree was conferred on him by the University of Vienna. bestow The Queen has bestowed a knighthood on him. impart She managed to impart great elegance to the dress she wore. Seeimpart Nearby words of bequeath bent on benumb benumbed bequeath bequest berate bereaved Synonyms of 'bequeath' bequeath Explore 'bequeath' in the dictionary
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