bestow
Pronunciation Verb
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Pronunciation Verb
bestow (bestows, present participle bestowing; past and past participle bestowed)
- (transitive) To lay up in store; deposit for safe keeping; to stow or place; to put something somewhere.
- 1611, King James Bible, Luke 12:17:
- And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits.
- 1977, J.R.R. Tolkien, Of the Rings of Power, HarperCollins, page 358:
- Of the Three Rings that the Elves had preserved unsullied no open word was ever spoken among the Wise, and few even of the Eldar knew where they were bestowed.
- 1611, King James Bible, Luke 12:17:
- (transitive) To lodge, or find quarters for; provide with accommodation.
- c. 1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act III, scene vi], page 143 ↗:
- I heare / Macduffe liues in diſgrace. Sir, can you tell / Where he beſtowes himſelfe?
- (transitive) To dispose of.
- 1615-17, Thomas Middleton et al., The Widow (play), in The Ancient British drama, edited by Robert Dodsley, Sir Walter Scott, published 1810:
- Here are blank warrants of all dispositions; give me but the name and nature of your malefactor, and I'll bestow him according to his merits.
- 1615-17, Thomas Middleton et al., The Widow (play), in The Ancient British drama, edited by Robert Dodsley, Sir Walter Scott, published 1810:
- (transitive) To give; confer; impart gratuitously; present something to someone or something, especially as a gift or honour.
- Medals were bestowed on the winning team.
- 1831, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
- Soft tears again bedewed my cheeks, and I even raised my humid eyes with thankfulness towards the blessed sun which bestowed such joy upon me.
- 2008, Illiad, Userfriendly.org, “The Large Hadron Collider Game ↗”
- CERN bestows slush fund on the LHC. Take all pennies from the CERN space.
- (transitive) To give in marriage.
- 1590-92, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, Act 1, Scene 1, lines 50-51:
- That is not to bestow my youngest daughter/ before I have a husband for the elder.
- 1590-92, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, Act 1, Scene 1, lines 50-51:
- (transitive) To apply; make use of; use; employ.
- 1887, John Marston, Arthur Henry Bullen, The Works of John Marston:
- [...] I determine to bestow Some time in learning languages abroad; [...]
- 1887, John Marston, Arthur Henry Bullen, The Works of John Marston:
- (transitive, obsolete) To behave or deport.
- German: verstauen, einlagern
- Italian: depositare, immagazzinare, collocare
- Russian: храни́ть
- Spanish: guardar, estibar, depositar
- German: unterbringen
- Italian: alloggiare
- Russian: размеща́ть
- Spanish: alojar
- French: accorder, remettre, conférer in some formulations only
- German: schenken, verleihen
- Italian: donare, gifts elargire, honours conferire, insignire
- Portuguese: conceder, conferir
- Russian: преподноси́ть
- Spanish: acordar, conceder, conferir, obsequiar
- French: donner en mariage
- Italian: maritare, accasare, dare in matrimonio
- Russian: вы́дать
- Spanish: dar en matrimonio
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