英语词汇“endow”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

endowendow /ɪnˈdaʊ/ ●○○ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYendow

Origin: 1300-1400 Anglo-French endouer, from Latin dotare to give

VERB TABLE

endow

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	endow
	he, she, it	endows
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	endowed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have endowed
	he, she, it	has endowed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had endowed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will endow
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have endowed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am endowing
	he, she, it	is endowing
	you, we, they	are endowing
Past	I, he, she, it	was endowing
	you, we, they	were endowing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been endowing
	he, she, it	has been endowing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been endowing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be endowing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been endowing

to donate a large amount of money to a college, hospital, school, etc.: Her parents endowed a scholarship fund in her name.endow somebody with something phrasal verb1be endowed with something to naturally have a good feature or quality: She was endowed with both good looks and brains.2formal to make someone or something have a good quality or ability: This law does not endow judges with special powers. [Origin: 1300–1400 Anglo-French endouer, from Latin dotare to give] → see also well-endowed