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- DictionaryBe·stow/bəˈstō/
verb
- 1. confer or present (an honor, right, or gift): "the office was bestowed on him by the chief of state"
to give something as an honor or present: The country’s highest medal was bestowed upon him for heroism. (Definition of bestow from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of bestow. bestow. She has earned her serenity, not having had it bestowed on her but having passed her tests. From Huffington Post.
Check pronunciation: bestow. Definition of bestow verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
When you present an honor or a gift to someone, you bestow it, which is the same as giving it, but often classier and more respectful. Bestow comes from the Middle English stowen, "to place." Placing something really valuable or honoring in the hands of another, or conferring a position of responsibility on them, is to bestow it.
3 days ago · 3 meanings: 1. to present (a gift) or confer (an award or honour) 2. archaic to apply (energy, resources, etc) 3. archaic to.... Click for more definitions.
Add to word list. to give someone an important gift or a public reward for their achievements: He won the Nobel Peace Prize, an honour also bestowed on his colleague. (Definition of bestow from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
To bestow something on someone means to give or present it to them. [formal] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'bestow' American English: bɪstoʊ British English: bɪstoʊ. More. Conjugations of 'bestow' present simple: I bestow, you bestow [...] past simple: I bestowed, you bestowed [...] past participle: bestowed. More. Synonyms of 'bestow'
be·stow. (bĭ-stō′) tr.v. be·stowed, be·stow·ing, be·stows. 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.
