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Detailed Synonyms for bestow in English

bestow:

to bestow verb (bestows, bestowed, bestowing)

  1. to bestow
    to grant; to bestow; to give a present; to offer; to give
    • grant verb (grants, granted, granting)
    • bestow verb (bestows, bestowed, bestowing)
    • give a present verb (gives a present, gave a present, giving a present)
    • offer verb (offers, offered, offering)
    • give verb (gives, gave, giving)
  2. to bestow
    – present 1
    to confer; to bestow
    – present 1
    • confer verb (confers, conferred, conferring)
      • The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated1
    • bestow verb (bestows, bestowed, bestowing)
      • bestow an honor on someone1
  3. to bestow
    – give as a gift 1
    to bestow
    – give as a gift 1
    • bestow verb (bestows, bestowed, bestowing)
  4. to bestow
    – bestow a quality on 1
    to add; to contribute; to lend; to bring; to impart; to bestow
    – bestow a quality on 1
    • add verb (adds, added, adding)
      • The music added a lot to the play1
      • This adds a light note to the program1
    • contribute verb (contributes, contributed, contributing)
    • lend verb (lends, lent, lending)
      • Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company1
    • bring verb (brings, brought, bringing)
      • She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings1
    • impart verb (imparts, imparted, imparting)
    • bestow verb (bestows, bestowed, bestowing)

Conjugations for bestow:

present
  1. bestow
  2. bestow
  3. bestows
  4. bestow
  5. bestow
  6. bestow
simple past
  1. bestowed
  2. bestowed
  3. bestowed
  4. bestowed
  5. bestowed
  6. bestowed
present perfect
  1. have bestowed
  2. have bestowed
  3. has bestowed
  4. have bestowed
  5. have bestowed
  6. have bestowed
past continuous
  1. was bestowing
  2. were bestowing
  3. was bestowing
  4. were bestowing
  5. were bestowing
  6. were bestowing
future
  1. shall bestow
  2. will bestow
  3. will bestow
  4. shall bestow
  5. will bestow
  6. will bestow
continuous present
  1. am bestowing
  2. are bestowing
  3. is bestowing
  4. are bestowing
  5. are bestowing
  6. are bestowing
subjunctive
  1. be bestowed
  2. be bestowed
  3. be bestowed
  4. be bestowed
  5. be bestowed
  6. be bestowed
diverse
  1. bestow!
  2. let's bestow!
  3. bestowed
  4. bestowing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "bestow":

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Alternate Synonyms for "bestow":


Related Definitions for "bestow":

  1. present1
    • bestow an honor on someone1
  2. give as a gift1
  3. bestow a quality on1

Related Synonyms for bestow