bequeath

bɪˈkwiːð

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Definition of bequeath - Reverso English Dictionary

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tr.

culturalpass on ideas or traditions to others

He bequeathed his love for music to his students.

leave

transmit

legalgive property by will after death

She bequeathed her estate to her children.

endow

leave

will

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Origin of bequeath

Old English, becwethan (to say) + -an (to)

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bequeath

transfer possession after death

Examples of bequeath in a sentence

The elder bequeathed wisdom to the younger generation.
He decided to bequeath his library to the university.
The artist bequeathed her paintings to the museum.

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French:transmettre, ...
German:vererben, vermachen, ...
Italian:trasmettere, ...
Spanish:legar, heredar, ...
Portuguese:legar, deixar, ...
Chinese:传承, 遗留, ...
Japanese:伝える, 遺贈する, ...
Arabic:وَرَّثَ, أَوْصَى بِمِيرَاث, ...
Hebrew:לְהַנְחִיל, לְצַוּוֹת, ...
Russian:завещать, передавать по завещанию, ...
Ukrainian:заповідати, заповісти, ...
Hindi:सौंपना, वसीयत करना, ...
Bengali:হস্তান্তর করা, উইল করে দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:llegar, testar, ...
Czech:předat, odkázat, ...
Danish:videregive, testamentere, ...
Dutch:nalaten, vermaken, ...
Greek:μεταβιβάζω, διαθέτω με διαθήκη, ...
Hungarian:továbbörökíteni, végrendeletben hagyni, ...
Khmer:បន្សល់ទុក, បន្សល់ទ្រព្យតាមបណ្តាំ, ...
Korean:전수하다, ...
Persian:منتقل کرد, وصیت کرد, ...
Polish:przekazać, zapisać, ...
Portuguese (BR):legar, ...
Romanian:a transmite, a testa, ...
Swedish:efterlämna, testamentera, ...
Thai:ส่งต่อ, ยกมรดก, ...
Turkish:aktarmak, vasiyet etmek, ...
Vietnamese:truyền lại, ...

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Definition of bequeath - Reverso English Dictionary

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