Definition of confer - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
discussionintr. discuss with others to make a decisionintr.
- The committee will confer to decide the next steps.
2.
grantingtr. give an honor or gift to someonetr.
- The university will confer degrees on the graduates.
Expressions with confer
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give an award or honor to someone
The university conferred on her an honorary degree.
engage in discussion to exchange ideas or advice
The committee will confer with the experts tomorrow.
hold a meeting to resolve differences
The managers need to meet and confer about the budget.
Origin of confer
Latin, conferre (to bring together)
Terms with confer included in their meaning
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happiness
confer happiness or prosperity on someone
discussion
deliberate or confer with others
ceremony
confer a degree or diploma upon someone
ceremony
formally confer a title or power upon someone
royalty
confer knighthood with a sword tap
award
confer a distinction upon
honor
confer a title of rank or honor
abr: confer
used to compare with another source or reference
ceremony
confer knighthood upon someone
quality
confer a quality or characteristic
abr: confer
compare with another source or example
academic
confer a doctorate upon someone
nobility
confer a baronetcy upon someone
abr: confer
used to tell someone to compare information
Examples of confer in a sentence
We need to confer about the budget proposal. The committee will confer the award next month. They decided to confer the title upon her.
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- French:se concerter, décerner, ...
- German:beraten, verleihen, ...
- Italian:conferire, assegnare, ...
- Spanish:reunirse, otorgar, ...
- Portuguese:deliberar, conferir, ...
- Chinese:商议, 授予, ...
- Japanese:協議する, 授与する, ...
- Arabic:تَشاوَرَ, مَنَحَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְהִתְיַעֵץ, לְהַעֲנִיק, ...
- Russian:совещаться, присуждать, ...
- Ukrainian:радитися, нагороджувати, ...
- Hindi:विचार-विमर्श करना, प्रदान करना, ...
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