Bestow

/bɪˈstəʊ/

Synonyms for "bestow" (221 found)

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Closest matches (45)

Strong matches (66)

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exploitextendforceforce uponfork outgiftgift withgivegive awaygive freelygive outgive over togive togranthand outhandle
Noun(17 words)
denadowerendowmentfavorsfellowshipsfrench attribuergift givinggift presentationgiftedgiftinggiftsgrandsgrant standardsgrant termgrantinggrantsgroup projects presentation

Related words (110)

Noun(36 words)
heapingheapshonorhonorshonors physicshonors physics class cohorthonors physics courseshonors physics modulehonors physics trackhoodingimpartingknightlicentiatesmedalsperkpresent a prizepresent an awardpresent archaic formpresent testimonials in portfoliopresenting awards
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presentsprivilegeprivilegesrewardingshoweringshowersswedish group presentationthank you presenttippingtitlestransfer to bigger potvestviscountvouchsafingwishingwrite certificate
Adjective(4 words)
honoredpresent findingspresent tense formtenured
Determiner(1 words)
most honors physics

Related word relations

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More general

8 entries

More specific

7 entries

Collocations

6 entries
bestow a blessingbestow a giftbestow a prizebestow an awardbestow honorsbestow status

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Translations

24 translations across 13 languages.

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Bulgarian

2 entries
  • използвам verb (to apply or make use of (someone or something))
  • употребявам verb (to apply or make use of (someone or something))

Catalan

2 entries
  • fer servir verb (to apply or make use of (someone or something))
  • utilitzar verb (to apply or make use of (someone or something))

Czech

3 entries
  • použít verb (to apply or make use of (someone or something))
  • upotřebit verb (to apply or make use of (someone or something))
  • využít verb (to apply or make use of (someone or something))

Finnish

1 entries
  • käyttää verb (to apply or make use of (someone or something))

French

1 entries
  • consacrer verb (to apply or make use of (someone or something))

German

1 entries
  • verwenden verb (to apply or make use of (someone or something))

Italian

2 entries
  • applicare verb (to apply or make use of (someone or something))
  • usare verb (to apply or make use of (someone or something))

Macedonian

2 entries
  • иско́ристи verb (to apply or make use of (someone or something))
  • упо́треби verb (to apply or make use of (someone or something))

Māori

1 entries
  • whakamahi verb (to apply or make use of (someone or something))

Portuguese

1 entries
  • usar verb (to apply or make use of (someone or something))

Russian

3 entries
  • испо́льзовать verb (to apply or make use of (someone or something))
  • употреби́ть verb (to apply or make use of (someone or something))
  • употребля́ть verb (to apply or make use of (someone or something))

Spanish

1 entries
  • utilizar verb (to apply or make use of (someone or something))

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • вжи́ти verb (to apply or make use of (someone or something))
  • вжива́ти verb (to apply or make use of (someone or something))
  • ви́користати verb (to apply or make use of (someone or something))
  • використо́вувати verb (to apply or make use of (someone or something))

Sample sentences

49 total sentences available.

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Nobita is someone who can bestow happiness upon others and shoulder their misfortunes. That is, for a human, an extremely valuable trait. He'll probably make you happy, too.

Source: tatoeba (1487720)

That's a real strongman, bestow upon him a goblet of wine!

Source: tatoeba (6209541)

He promised that, if he were so happy as to obtain her as his wife, he was prepared to offer him the handsomest gifts which a herdsman could bestow — a yoke of oxen fit for the plough, four hives of bees, fifty young apple trees for planting, the hide of an ox already tanned as well as a weaned calf annually.

Source: tatoeba (6212478)

For a long time they remained thus locked in one another's arms, without thought of aught else, for they imagined that love had nothing further to bestow.

Source: tatoeba (6212684)

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