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bestowbestow /bɪˈstoʊ/ verb [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYbestowOrigin: 1300-1400 stow VERB TABLEbestow |
Present | I, you, we, they | bestow | | he, she, it | bestows | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | bestowed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have bestowed | | he, she, it | has bestowed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had bestowed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will bestow | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have bestowed |
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Present | I | am bestowing | | he, she, it | is bestowing | | you, we, they | are bestowing | Past | I, he, she, it | was bestowing | | you, we, they | were bestowing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been bestowing | | he, she, it | has been bestowing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been bestowing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be bestowing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been bestowing |
to give someone something of great value or importance: bestow something on/upon somebody The Gold Medal is the highest honor that Congress can bestow on anyone. |