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- Dictionarybestow/bɪˈstəʊ/
verb
- 1. confer or present (an honour, right, or gift): "the office was bestowed on him by the monarch of this realm"
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1. : to put to use : apply. bestowed his spare time on study. 2. : to put in a particular or appropriate place : stow. … bestowed in her car … by the chauffeur.—Frances Towers. … the whole cargo was bestowed …—R. L. Stevenson. 3. : to provide with quarters : put up.
to give something as an honour or present: The George Cross is a decoration that is bestowed upon/on British civilians for acts of great bravery. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to give something to someone. give Give me that dirty plate. offer Your doctor should be able to offer advice.
Placing something really valuable or honoring in the hands of another, or conferring a position of responsibility on them, is to bestow it.
Bestow definition: to present as a gift; give; confer (usually followed by on or upon). See examples of BESTOW used in a sentence.
to give something as an honor or present: The George Cross is a decoration that is bestowed upon/on British civilians for acts of great bravery. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to give something to someone. give Give me that dirty plate. offer Your doctor should be able to offer advice.
1. To present as a gift or an honor; confer: bestowed high praise on the winners. 2. To apply; use: "On Hester Prynne's story ... I bestowed much thought" (Nathaniel Hawthorne). 3. To place or stow: "He bestowed [the money] in his pockets with feigned composure" (James Joyce). 4. To store or house.
bestow something (on/upon somebody) to give something to somebody, especially to show how much they are respected. It was a title bestowed upon him by the king.
Bestow definition: To present as a gift or an honor; confer.
A complete guide to the word "BESTOW": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
noun. bestower (beˈstower) noun. bestow in American English. (biˈstoʊ ; bɪˈstoʊ ) verb transitive. 1. to give or present as a gift. often with on or upon. 2. to apply; devote. to bestow much time on a project.
