"bequest" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /bɪˈkwɛst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bequest.wav [Southern-England], En-us-bequest.oga [US] Forms: bequests [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛst Etymology: From Middle English biqueste, bequeste (“will, testament, bequest”), from be + -quiste, queste (“saying, utterance, testament, will, legacy”), from Old English *cwist, *cwiss (“saying”) (compare Old English andcwiss, ġecwis, uncwisse, etc.), from Proto-Germanic *kwissiz (“saying”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷet- (“to say”). Related to Old English andcwiss (“answer, reply”), Old English uncwisse (“dumb, mute”), Middle English bequethen (“to bequeath”). More at quoth, bequeath. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|biqueste}} Middle English biqueste, {{m|enm|bequeste|t=will, testament, bequest}} bequeste (“will, testament, bequest”), {{suf|enm|be|queste|alt2=quiste, queste|t2=saying, utterance, testament, will, legacy}} be + -quiste, queste (“saying, utterance, testament, will, legacy”), {{der|en|ang|*cwist}} Old English *cwist, {{m|ang|*cwiss|t=saying}} *cwiss (“saying”), {{cog|ang|andcwiss}} Old English andcwiss, {{m|ang|ġecwis}} ġecwis, {{m|ang|uncwisse}} uncwisse, {{der|en|gem-pro|*kwissiz|t=saying}} Proto-Germanic *kwissiz (“saying”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*gʷet-|t=to say}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷet- (“to say”), {{cog|ang|andcwiss|t=answer, reply}} Old English andcwiss (“answer, reply”), {{cog|ang|uncwisse|t=dumb, mute}} Old English uncwisse (“dumb, mute”), {{cog|enm|bequethen|t=to bequeath}} Middle English bequethen (“to bequeath”), {{m|en|quoth}} quoth, {{m|en|bequeath}} bequeath Head templates: {{en-noun}} bequest (plural bequests)
  1. The act of bequeathing or leaving by will.
    Sense id: en-bequest-en-noun-AgkOXk3v
  2. The transfer of property upon the owner's death according to the will of the deceased. Translations (will of the deceased): завещание (zaveštanie) (Bulgarian), testament [masculine] (French), manda [feminine] (Galician), testamento [feminine] (Galician), legado [masculine] (Galician), Testament [neuter] (German), tiomna [masculine] (Irish), lascito [masculine] (Italian), testamento [masculine] (Italian), volontà [feminine] (Italian), testament [neuter] (Norwegian), testamento [masculine] (Portuguese), tiomnadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), testamento [masculine] (Spanish), запові́т (zapovít) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-bequest-en-noun-arYNrnj2 Disambiguation of 'will of the deceased': 8 67 10 1 14
  3. That which is left by will; a legacy.
    Sense id: en-bequest-en-noun-pusbEMch
  4. That which has been handed down or transmitted.
    Sense id: en-bequest-en-noun-aMIjrwo1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -queste Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 3 1 57 13 3 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -queste: 23 5 2 63 7
  5. A person's inheritance; an amount of property given by will. Translations (a person's inheritance): наследство (nasledstvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), dødsgave (Danish), dødslejegave (Danish), arvleiddur serarvur [masculine] (Faroese), stakarvur [masculine] (Faroese), testamenttilahjoitus (Finnish), héritage [masculine] (French), legs [masculine, plural, singular] (French), manda [feminine] (Galician), legado [masculine] (Galician), herdanza [feminine] (Galician), Erbschaft [feminine] (German), dánargjöf [feminine] (Icelandic), eredità [feminine] (Italian), lēgātum [neuter] (Latin), наследство (nasledstvo) [neuter] (Macedonian), testamentarisk gave (Norwegian Bokmål), legat [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), testamentarisk gåve (Norwegian Nynorsk), насле́дство (naslédstvo) [neuter] (Russian), herencia [feminine] (Spanish), heredad [feminine] (Spanish), legat [neuter] (Swedish), testamentsgåva [common-gender] (Swedish), postum gåva [common-gender] (Swedish), спа́док (spádok) [masculine] (Ukrainian), спа́дщина (spádščyna) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-bequest-en-noun-NyvUI9g5 Disambiguation of "a person's inheritance": 0 1 0 0 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bequeathal, legacy, gift, donation
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

Forms: bequests [present, singular, third-person], bequesting [participle, present], bequested [participle, past], bequested [past]
Etymology: From Middle English biquesten, from the noun (see above). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|biquesten}} Middle English biquesten Head templates: {{en-verb}} bequest (third-person singular simple present bequests, present participle bequesting, simple past and past participle bequested)
  1. (transitive) To give as a bequest; bequeath. Tags: transitive Translations (give as a bequest): vererben (German), vermachen (German), заповіда́ти (zapovidáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), заповісти́ (zapovistý) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-bequest-en-verb-8juVZe-I
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1846, Nathaniel Hawthorne, “The New Adam and Eve”, in Mosses from an Old Manse",
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "a person's inheritance",
          "word": "testamenttilahjoitus"
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          "tags": [
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          "sense": "a person's inheritance",
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "a person's inheritance",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "herdanza"
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          "_dis1": "0 1 0 0 99",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a person's inheritance",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Erbschaft"
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          "_dis1": "0 1 0 0 99",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "a person's inheritance",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "dánargjöf"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 1 0 0 99",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "a person's inheritance",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "eredità"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 1 0 0 99",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "a person's inheritance",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "lēgātum"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 1 0 0 99",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "nasledstvo",
          "sense": "a person's inheritance",
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "a person's inheritance",
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          "_dis1": "0 1 0 0 99",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "a person's inheritance",
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          "_dis1": "0 1 0 0 99",
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          "sense": "a person's inheritance",
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    },
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        "past"
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        "(transitive) To give as a bequest; bequeath."
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          "sense": "give as a bequest",
          "word": "vererben"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "give as a bequest",
          "word": "vermachen"
        },
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          ],
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        },
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          "code": "uk",
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          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "заповісти́"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "Middle English terms suffixed with -queste",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛst",
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "t": "saying"
      },
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    },
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        "2": "andcwiss"
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    {
      "args": {
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      "name": "der"
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    {
      "args": {
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    {
      "args": {
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "uncwisse",
        "t": "dumb, mute"
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      "expansion": "Old English uncwisse (“dumb, mute”)",
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle English bequethen (“to bequeath”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "quoth"
      },
      "expansion": "quoth",
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      "args": {
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      "name": "m"
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      "glosses": [
        "The act of bequeathing or leaving by will."
      ],
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        [
          "bequeath",
          "bequeath"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The transfer of property upon the owner's death according to the will of the deceased."
      ],
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          "deceased",
          "deceased"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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          "legacy"
        ]
      ]
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        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1846, Nathaniel Hawthorne, “The New Adam and Eve”, in Mosses from an Old Manse",
          "text": "Yet some odor of religion is still lingering here, the bequest of pious souls, who had grace to enjoy a foretaste of immortal life.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "That which has been handed down or transmitted."
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "A person's inheritance; an amount of property given by will."
      ],
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          "inheritance",
          "inheritance"
        ]
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈkwɛst/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛst"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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    }
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    {
      "word": "bequeathal"
    },
    {
      "word": "legacy"
    },
    {
      "word": "gift"
    },
    {
      "word": "donation"
    }
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zaveštanie",
      "sense": "will of the deceased",
      "word": "завещание"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "will of the deceased",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "testament"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "will of the deceased",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "manda"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "will of the deceased",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "testamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "will of the deceased",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "legado"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "will of the deceased",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Testament"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "will of the deceased",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tiomna"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "will of the deceased",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lascito"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "will of the deceased",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "testamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "will of the deceased",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "volontà"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "will of the deceased",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "testament"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "will of the deceased",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "testamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "will of the deceased",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tiomnadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "will of the deceased",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "testamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zapovít",
      "sense": "will of the deceased",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "запові́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nasledstvo",
      "sense": "a person's inheritance",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "наследство"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a person's inheritance",
      "word": "dødsgave"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a person's inheritance",
      "word": "dødslejegave"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "a person's inheritance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "arvleiddur serarvur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "a person's inheritance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stakarvur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a person's inheritance",
      "word": "testamenttilahjoitus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a person's inheritance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "héritage"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a person's inheritance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "singular"
      ],
      "word": "legs"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a person's inheritance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "manda"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a person's inheritance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "legado"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a person's inheritance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "herdanza"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a person's inheritance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Erbschaft"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "a person's inheritance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dánargjöf"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a person's inheritance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "eredità"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "a person's inheritance",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "lēgātum"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nasledstvo",
      "sense": "a person's inheritance",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "наследство"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a person's inheritance",
      "word": "testamentarisk gave"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a person's inheritance",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "legat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "a person's inheritance",
      "word": "testamentarisk gåve"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naslédstvo",
      "sense": "a person's inheritance",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "насле́дство"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a person's inheritance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "herencia"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a person's inheritance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "heredad"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a person's inheritance",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "legat"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a person's inheritance",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "testamentsgåva"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a person's inheritance",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "postum gåva"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "spádok",
      "sense": "a person's inheritance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "спа́док"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "spádščyna",
      "sense": "a person's inheritance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "спа́дщина"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bequest"
}

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    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English verbs"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "enm",
        "3": "biquesten"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English biquesten",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "bequests",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bequesting",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bequested",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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    {
      "form": "bequested",
      "tags": [
        "past"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "English transitive verbs"
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        "To give as a bequest; bequeath."
      ],
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        [
          "bequeath",
          "bequeath"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To give as a bequest; bequeath."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "give as a bequest",
      "word": "vererben"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "give as a bequest",
      "word": "vermachen"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zapovidáty",
      "sense": "give as a bequest",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "заповіда́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zapovistý",
      "sense": "give as a bequest",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "заповісти́"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bequest"
}

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