confer
See also: Confer
confer - English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA: /kənˈfʌɹ/, [kʰə̥ɱˈfɚ]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /kənˈfɜː/
Verb
confer (third-person singular simple present confers, present participle conferring, simple past and past participle conferred)
- (transitive) To grant as a possession; to bestow.
- The college has conferred an honorary degree upon the visiting Prime Minister.
- Synonym: afford
- (intransitive) To talk together, to consult, discuss; to deliberate.
- They were in a huddle, conferring about something.
- (obsolete) To compare.
- (obsolete, transitive) To bring together; to collect, gather.
- (obsolete) To contribute; to conduce.
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confer - Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA: /ˈkon.fer/, [ˈkõːfɛr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈkon.fer/, [ˈkɔɱfer]
Verb
cōnfer