bestow

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (US, UK) IPA: bɪˈstoʊ
• Rhymes: -əʊ

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English bistowen (be- + stowen)

[edit] Verb

to bestow (third-person singular simple present bestows, present participle bestowing, simple past and past participle bestowed)

1. (transitive) To present something to someone as a gift or honour.

   Medals were bestowed on the winning team.

   • 2008, Illiad, Userfriendly.org, “The Large Hadron Collider Game”

     CERN bestows slush fund on the LHC. Tale all pennies from the CERN space.

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