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bestow

(bɪstoʊ)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense bestows, present participle bestowing, past tense, past participle bestowed
verb
To bestow something on someone means to give or present it to them.
[formal]
The Queen has bestowed a knighthood on him. [V n + on/upon]
[Also V on/upon n n]
Synonyms: present, give, accord, award More Synonyms of bestow

bestow in British English

(bɪˈstəʊ)
verb (transitive)
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)
Derived forms
bestowal (beˈstowal) or bestowment (beˈstowment)
noun
bestower (beˈstower)
noun

bestow in American English

(biˈstoʊ; bɪˈstoʊ)
verb transitive
1. 
to give or present as a gift
often with on or upon
2. 
to apply; devote
to bestow much time on a project
3.  Archaic
to put or place, as in storage
4.  Archaic
to provide lodgings for; house
5.  Obsolete
to give in marriage
SIMILAR WORDS:  give
Derived forms
bestowal (beˈstowal)
noun
Word origin
ME bistowen: see be- & stow

Examples of 'bestow' in a sentence
bestow

Both women resent the lack of honours bestowed on their relatives.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It vexed him that the golden deeds of his youth had been largely forgotten and that no knighthood had been bestowed.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
We'd want to make sure we really have something before we go out and bestow the gift on others.
Christianity Today (2000)
It is the literary award that has bestowed instant celebrity on some of the brightest writers in the English language.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
When an honour is bestowed, it isn't just for me.
Bertodano, Theresa (ed.) Daily Readings with Mother Theresa (1993)
Encouraged by politicians, many adults indulge the infantile fantasy that the Government can bestow gifts on us while imposing costs on no one.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

In other languages
bestow

British English: bestow VERB
To bestow something on someone means to give or present it to them.
...an honour bestowed on every soldier who serves overseas.
  • American English: bestow
  • Brazilian Portuguese: conceder
  • Chinese: 授予
  • European Spanish: otorgar
  • French: conférer
  • German: schenken
  • Italian: conferire
  • Japanese: 授ける
  • Korean: 수여하다
  • European Portuguese: conceder
  • Latin American Spanish: otorgar

Chinese translation of 'bestow'

bestow

(bɪˈstəu) (frm)

vt

  1. to bestow sth on sb [honour, title] 赠(贈)与(與)某人某物 (zèngyǔ mǒurén mǒuwù)
(verb) 
Definition
to present (a gift) or confer (an honour)
The Queen has bestowed a knighthood on him.
Synonyms
present
The queen presented the prizes to the winning captain.
give
This recipe was given to me years ago.
They still give to charity despite hard economic times.
accord
On his return home, the government accorded him the rank of Colonel.
award
She was awarded the prize for both films.
grant
France has agreed to grant him political asylum.
commit
hand out
lavish
confer
An honorary degree was conferred on him by the University of Vienna.
endow
The ambassador has endowed a public-service fellowship programme.
entrust
impart
She managed to impart great elegance to the dress she wore.
allot
honour with
apportion
Opposites
make
,
get
,
land
,
gain
,
net
,
earn
,
secure
,
obtain
,
acquire
,
attain
,
come by
,
procure

Additional synonyms

in the sense of accord
Definition
to grant
On his return home, the government accorded him the rank of Colonel.
Synonyms
grant,
give,
award,
render,
assign,
present with,
endow with,
bestow on,
confer on,
vouchsafe (old-fashioned),
impart with
in the sense of award
Definition
to give (something) for merit
She was awarded the prize for both films.
Synonyms
present with,
give,
grant,
gift,
distribute,
render,
assign,
decree,
hand out,
confer,
endow,
bestow,
allot,
apportion,
adjudge
in the sense of confer
Definition
to grant or give
An honorary degree was conferred on him by the University of Vienna.
Synonyms
grant,
give,
present,
accord,
award,
hand out,
bestow,
vouchsafe (old-fashioned)

Nearby words of
bestow

  • bestial
  • bestiality
  • bestir
  • bestow
  • bestowal
  • bestride
  • bestseller

Synonyms of 'bestow'

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