confer
To grant as a possessionTo grant as a possession; to bestow.
» Tom is conferring with Mary.
CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 senses(transitive)To grant as a possession; to bestow.
The college has conferred an honorary degree upon the visiting Prime Minister.
übertragen, erteilen, verleihen
придава́тьpridavátʹ, наделя́тьnadeljátʹ, присва́иватьprisváivatʹ
(intransitive)To talk together, to consult, discuss; to collogue.
They were in a huddle, conferring about something.
beraten, konferieren, besprechen
обсужда́тьobsuždátʹ, обгова́риватьobgovárivatʹ, вечева́тьvečevátʹ
(obsolete)To compare.
(obsolete, transitive)To bring together; to collect, gather.
zusammentragen, zusammensammeln
(obsolete)To contribute; to conduce.
- have a conference in order to talk something over
- present
Examples
28 sentencesTom is conferring with Mary.
Tom conferred with his lawyer.
Tom and Mary conferred with their lawyers.
Tom and Mary conferred with their lawyer.
The university conferred its highest degree on him.
deDie Universität verlieh ihm ihren höchsten akademischen Grad. — Tamy
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
Origin
From Early Modern English conferre, from Middle French conférer, from Old French conferer,From Early Modern English conferre, from Middle French conférer, from Old French conferer, from Latin cōnferō. Compare Dutch confereren, German konferieren, Danish konferere, Swedish konferera. Doublet of collate. See also infer, relate and refer, delate and defer, as well as prelate and prefer among others.
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Forms
confers, conferring, conferred, conferredSynonyms
6 synonyms- have a conference in order to talk something over:confabulateconfabconsult
- present:bestow
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle