Confer - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|kənˈfɜːr|
Brit.
|kənˈfɜː|
verb
- have a conference in order to talk something over (syn: confab, confabulate, consult)
We conferred about a plan of action
- present (syn: bestow)The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated
Extra examples
The lawyer and judge conferred about the ruling.
...the British monarch continues to confer knighthood on those who are outstanding in their fields of endeavor...
The President of France conferred the Legion of Honour on seven war veterans.
The system had conferred great benefits.
The prisoner asked permission to confer with his lawyer.
Franklin leant over and conferred with his attorneys.
We conferred about a plan of action
The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated
Money, in whatever hands, will confer power.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: confer
he/she/it: confers
present participle: conferring
past tense: conferred
past participle: conferred
I/you/we/they: confer
he/she/it: confers
present participle: conferring
past tense: conferred
past participle: conferred
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