BESTOW Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster bestow implies the conveying of something as a gift and may suggest condescension on the part of the giver confer implies a gracious giving (as of a favor or honor) afford implies a giving or bestowing usually as a natural or legitimate consequence of the character of the giver Recent Examples on the Web
BESTOW Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Bestow definition: to present as a gift; give; confer (usually followed by on orupon ) See examples of BESTOW used in a sentence
Bestowing - definition of bestowing by The Free Dictionary To present as a gift or an honor; confer: bestowed high praise on the winners 2 To apply; use: "On Hester Prynne's story I bestowed much thought" (Nathaniel Hawthorne) 3 To place or stow: "He bestowed [the money] in his pockets with feigned composure" (James Joyce) 4 To store or house
BESTOW definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense bestows, present participle bestowing, past tense, past participle bestowed verb To bestow something on someone means to give or present it to them
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