Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete, rare)An act of presenting a thing to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; a bestowal.

Examples

20 sentences

  1. She bestowed a gift on me.

    ruОна вручила мне подарок. — al42and

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  2. The manager bestowed a trophy on him.

    deDer Manager verlieh ihm eine Trophäe. — MisterTrouser

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  3. The committee bestowed a medal on him.

    ruКомитет наградил его медалью. — al42and

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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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Forms

plural: bestows
Singularbestow
Pluralbestows

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
bestowmentbestowing

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bestA1bestiebestsellerB2betB1

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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