confer

[US]/kənˈfɜː(r)/
[UK]/kənˈfɜːr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. grant; bestow

vi. consult; deliberate

Phrases & Collocations

confer a degree

confer with colleagues

confer benefits

confer an award

confer with

confer on

Example Sentences

it confers a right in rem.

They often confer together.

handling a case with discretion. See also Synonyms at confer

recommended that we wait. See also Synonyms at confer

award sb. with a medal (=confer a medalon sb.)

Jogging will confer striking benefits.

The Act confers powers of entry, search and seizure on the police.

moves were made to confer an honorary degree on her.

confer posthumous honours on

confers on him title to, and powers to ingather, the bankrupt's assets.

She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision.

He withdrew to confer with his teacher before announcing a decision.

Real-world Examples

And you would confer state recognition on that solo marriage?

Source: Harvard University Open Course "Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?"

He had casually conferred on me the freedom of the neighborhood.

Source: The Great Gatsby (Original Version)

I'm afraid, you'll have to confer, I can only accept one answer.

Source: Grammar Lecture Hall

This process is called bone mineralization, and it confers strength to the growing bones.

Source: Osmosis - Musculoskeletal

Lady Waynwood turned to her fellow Lords Declarant. " My lords, perhaps we might confer" ?

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

However, there are strains who produce carbapenemases that confers resistance even to carbapenems.

Source: Osmosis - Microorganisms

So, it produces beta-lactamases, which confers resistance against ampicillin and amoxicillin.

Source: Osmosis - Microorganisms

That compulsion has resulted in robotics -the science of conferring various human capabilities on machines.

Source: Past exam papers of the English reading section for the postgraduate entrance examination (English I).

She and the boy confer again.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

It's well-known that being in nature confers a host of physical and mental health benefits.

Source: Reader's Digest Anthology

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