Confer

  • 21confer — 01. The Russian President flew to Washington this morning to [confer] with the American President on the crisis developing in the Middle East. 02. I ll need to [confer] with my supervisor before I can allow that. 03. Not everyone could make it to …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 22confer */ — UK [kənˈfɜː(r)] / US [kənˈfɜr] verb Word forms confer : present tense I/you/we/they confer he/she/it confers present participle conferring past tense conferred past participle conferred 1) [transitive] formal to give something such as authority,… …

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  • 23confer — con|fer [kənˈfə: US ˈfə:r] v past tense and past participle conferred present participle conferring formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: conferre to bring together , from com ( COM ) + ferre to carry ] 1.) to discuss something with other… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24confer — [[t]kənfɜ͟ː(r)[/t]] confers, conferring, conferred 1) V RECIP When you confer with someone, you discuss something with them in order to make a decision. You can also say that two people confer. [V with n] He conferred with Hill and the others in… …

    English dictionary

  • 25cónfer — (Voz latina.) ► locución verbo Palabra utilizada en un escrito para indicar que algo ha de ser consultado. * * * cónfer. (Del lat. confer, compara, imper. de conferre). m. Voz que se utiliza en los escritos para indicar que se debe consultar algo …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 26confer — con|fer [ kən fɜr ] verb * 1. ) intransitive to discuss something with other people in order to reach a decision: confer with: He asked for some time to confer with his lawyers. 2. ) transitive FORMAL to give something such as authority, a legal… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 27confer — verb (conferred; conferring) Etymology: Latin conferre to bring together, from com + ferre to carry more at bear Date: circa 1500 intransitive verb to compare views or take counsel ; consult transitive verb …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 28Confer — Pour les articles homonymes, voir CF. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « cf. », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Confer, en forme souvent abrégée « cf. » dans les textes, est une expression latine utilisée… …

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  • 29confer — conferment, n. conferrable, adj. conferrer, n. /keuhn ferr /, v., conferred, conferring. v.i. 1. to consult together; compare opinions; carry on a discussion or deliberation. v.t. 2. to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.: to confer a… …

    Universalium

  • 30confer — verb /kənˈfəː/ a) To talk together, to consult, discuss; to deliberate. The Newe Testament ... Conferred diligently with the Greke, and best approued translations. b) To grant as a possession; to bestow. Co …

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