bestow
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++be·stow /bɪˈstəʊ $ -ˈstoʊ/ verb [transitive] formalGIVE to give someone something of great value or importance 给予；赠给；授予bestow something on/upon somebody honours bestowed on him by the Queen 女王授予他的荣誉→ See Verb table
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bestow• There may be some musical magic which only practice can bestow.• Ishmael is still not satisfied that he has bestowed enough dignity on the profession of whaling.• How does a woman with a large inheritance commonly bestow it on a man?• That, sadly, is a market at work, and suppressing it would only bestow the seedy glamour of the underground.• But she did believe that her revelations had not been bestowed upon her for herself but for everybody.• It has no other being except that which is bestowed upon it by human activity and consciousness.• I intend to bestow upon you unsolicited advice, my darling.bestow something on/upon somebody• An award for poetry was bestowed on Philip Levine for his collection "What Work Is."Origin bestow (1300-1400) stowbe·stow verbChineseSyllable
give to Corpus someone value of great something
bestow
be‧stow /bɪˈstəʊ $ -ˈstoʊ/
verb [transitive]
bestow something on/upon somebody
honours bestowed on him by the Queen
▪ give to let someone have something, without expecting to be paid for it: He was always giving me gifts. | They gave a free drink to all their customers.
▪donate to give money to an organization that helps people or protects something, or to give your blood or part of your body to save someone’s life: The company donates 1 per cent of its profits to charity. | 70% of people wanted to donate their organs after death.
▪award to officially give money or a prize to someone: She was awarded a million dollars in damages. | Hollywood awarded him an Oscar for his performance.
▪present to formally or officially give something to someone by putting it in their hands, especially at a formal ceremony: They presented her with a bouquet of flowers.
▪leave (also bequeath /bɪˈkwiːð, bɪˈkwiːθ/ formal) to officially arrange for someone to have something that you own after your death: He left most of his property to his wife.
▪lavish somebody with something/lavish something on somebody formal to give someone a lot of something, especially praise, attention, or gifts: After his team won, the press lavished him with praise.
▪confer formal to give someone an honour, a university degree, or the right or power to do something: the powers conferred on him by Parliament | the highest honor that her country could confer on her
▪bestow formal to give someone something to show how much they are respected, for example an honour, a title, or a gift – a very formal use: He was also bestowed the title of ‘Cultural Ambassador of Grenada’.
be‧stow /bɪˈstəʊ $ -ˈstoʊ/
verb [transitive] Date: 1300-1400
Origin: stow
formal to give someone something of great value or importanceOrigin: stow
bestow something on/upon somebody
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