confer
verb /kənˈfɜː(r)/
/kənˈfɜːr/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they confer | /kənˈfɜː(r)/ /kənˈfɜːr/ |
| he / she / it confers | /kənˈfɜːz/ /kənˈfɜːrz/ |
| past simple conferred | /kənˈfɜːd/ /kənˈfɜːrd/ |
| past participle conferred | /kənˈfɜːd/ /kənˈfɜːrd/ |
| -ing form conferring | /kənˈfɜːrɪŋ/ /kənˈfɜːrɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] confer (with somebody) (on/about something) to discuss something with somebody, in order to exchange opinions or get advice
- He wanted to confer with his colleagues before reaching a decision.
- [transitive] confer something (on/upon somebody) to give somebody an award, a university degree or a particular honour or right
- An honorary degree was conferred on him by Oxford University in 2019.
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the general sense ‘bring together’, also in sense (1)): from Latin conferre, from con- ‘together’ + ferre ‘bring’.