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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"
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to give something as an honour or present: The George Cross is a decoration that is bestowed upon/on British civilians for acts of great bravery. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to give something to someone. give Give me that dirty plate. offer Your doctor should be able to offer advice.
The meaning of BESTOW is to put to use : apply. How to use bestow in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Bestow.
to give something as an honor or present: The George Cross is a decoration that is bestowed upon/on British civilians for acts of great bravery. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to give something to someone. give Give me that dirty plate. offer Your doctor should be able to offer advice.
Bestow definition: to present as a gift; give; confer (usually followed by on or upon). See examples of BESTOW used in a sentence.
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.
To bestow something on someone means to give or present it to them. [formal] The Queen has bestowed a knighthood on him. [V n + on/upon] [Also V on/upon n n] Synonyms: present, give, accord, award More Synonyms of bestow. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. bestow in British English.
BESTOW definition: to give someone an important gift or a public reward for their achievements: . Learn more.
bestow something (on/upon somebody) to give something to somebody, especially to show how much they are respected. It was a title bestowed upon him by the king.
Bestow definition: To present as a gift or an honor; confer.
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. To store or house.
