bequeath

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[edit] Etymology

Old English becwēþan

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Infinitive
to bequeath

Third person singular
bequeaths

Simple past
bequeathed or bequoth

Past participle
bequeathed or rarely bequethen

Present participle
bequeathing

to bequeath (third-person singular simple present bequeaths, present participle bequeathing, simple past bequeathed or bequoth, past participle bequeathed or rarely bequethen)

  1. (law) To give or leave by will; to give by testament; especially of personal property.
  2. To hand down; to transmit.
  3. To give; to offer; to commit.

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to give or leave by will
to hand down; to transmit
to give; to offer; to commit
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