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Detailed Synonyms for bestow in English

bestow:

to bestow verbe (bestows, bestowed, bestowing)

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

  • bestowing

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