bestow

bestow
transitive verb
verleihen [Titel], schenken [Wohlwollen, Gunst], zuteil werden lassen [Ehre, Segnungen] ([up]on Dat.)
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[bi'stəu]
verb
((with on) to give (especially a title, award etc) to someone: The Queen bestowed a knighthood on him.) verleihen
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be·stow
[bɪˈstəʊ, AM -ˈstoʊ]
vt (form)
▪ to \bestow sth [up]on sb jdm etw verleihen; (in a will) jdn etw hinterlassen
to \bestow a favour on sb jdm eine Gunst erweisen
to \bestow a gift on sb jdm etw schenken
to \bestow an office [up]on sb jdm ein Amt übertragen
to \bestow a title [up]on sb jdm einen Titel verleihen
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[bɪ'stəʊ]
vt
1) ((up) on sb jdm) (= grant, give) gift, attention schenken; favour, friendship, kiss also gewähren (geh); honour erweisen, zuteilwerden lassen (geh); title, medal verleihen
2) (old: place) verstauen, unterbringen
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bestow [bıˈstəʊ] v/t
1. etwas, auch seine Aufmerksamkeit schenken, einen Preis, einen Titel verleihen, eine Gunst, ein Lob gewähren, eine Ehre erweisen, zuteilwerden lassen, Zeit widmen (alle:
[up]on sb jemandem)
2. obs unterbringen (auch beherbergen), verstauen
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transitive verb
verleihen [Titel], schenken [Wohlwollen, Gunst], zuteil werden lassen [Ehre, Segnungen] ([up]on Dat.)
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v.
verleihen (Preis, Titel) v.

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