Meaning

8 senses

  1. (transitive)To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use.

    verwenden

    испо́льзоватьispólʹzovatʹ, употребля́тьupotrebljátʹ, употреби́тьupotrebítʹ

    ви́користатиvýkorystaty, використо́вуватиvykorystóvuvaty, вжи́тиvžýty

  2. (transitive)To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give, to accord; to render.

    I bestow upon you the name of Peter.

    Medals were bestowed on the winning team.

    beehren mit, beschenken mit, schenken

    дари́тьdarítʹ, подари́тьpodarítʹ, дарова́тьdarovátʹ

    дарува́тиdaruváty, наділи́тиnadilýty, наділя́тиnadiljáty

    give as a gift

  3. To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use.

    (obsolete, specifically, transitive)To apply (money) for some purpose; to expend, to spend.

  4. (archaic, transitive)To place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation; to dispose of.

  5. (archaic, transitive)To deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store; to stow.

    einlagern, verstauen

    храни́тьxranítʹ

  6. (also, archaic, reflexive, transitive)To provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation; to find quarters for (someone or oneself); to lodge, to quarter.

    unterbringen

    расквартиро́выватьraskvartiróvyvatʹ, расквартиро́ватьraskvartiróvatʹ, размеща́тьrazmeščátʹ

  7. (obsolete, reflexive, transitive)To behave or conduct (oneself); to acquit.

  8. (also, obsolete, reflexive, transitive)To give (someone or oneself) in marriage.

Examples

20 sentences

  1. She bestowed a gift on me.

    ruОна вручила мне подарок.

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  2. The manager bestowed a trophy on him.

    deDer Manager verlieh ihm eine Trophäe.

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  3. The committee bestowed a medal on him.

    ruКомитет наградил его медалью.

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  4. He who gives to another bestows on himself.

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  5. The college bestowed an honorary degree on him.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to apply or make use of (someone or something):
to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour:
Русский
By meaning 4
to apply or make use of (someone or something):
to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour:
to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow, deposit:
to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
to apply or make use of (someone or something):
to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour:
to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow, deposit:
to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation:

Forms

bestows, bestowing, bestowed, bestowed
Base formbestow · to bestow
3rd person singularbestows
Present participlebestowing
Past simplebestowed
Past participlebestowed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybestow
he, she, itbestows

Past simpleLesson

all personsbestowed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave bestowed
he, she, ithas bestowed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill bestow

Synonyms

9 synonyms
houseC1lay output up
Close in meaning

Word family

17 related words
Relatedmisstowedstowstowablestowagestow awaystowawaystowerstowingunstowbestowmentbestowal
Derivedbestowablebestowagebestowermisbestowrebestowunbestowed

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bestA1bestiebestsellerB2betB1
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