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{ "derived": [ { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "bestowable" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "tags": [ "obsolete", "rare" ], "word": "bestowage" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "bestowal" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "tags": [ "adjective" ], "word": "bestowed" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "bestower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "tags": [ "noun" ], "word": "bestowing" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "bestowment" } ], "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "ine-pro", "2": "*h₁epi" }, "expansion": "*h₁epi", "name": "l" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "h₁epi" }, "expansion": "PIE word\n *h₁epi", "name": "PIE word" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "ine-pro", "3": "*steh₂-" }, "expansion": "", "name": "root" }, { "args": { "1": "verb" }, "expansion": "verb", "name": "glossary" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "enm", "3": "bestowen" }, "expansion": "Middle English bestowen", "name": "inh" }, { "args": { "1": "enm", "2": "bistouen" }, "expansion": "bistouen", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "enm", "2": "bistowen", "t": "to give, bestow; to apply (something to something else); to arrange or have control over (something); to place (someone) in a position; to use (for some purpose); (reflexive) to find (oneself) a place to live or shelter" }, "expansion": "bistowen (“to give, bestow; to apply (something to something else); to arrange or have control over (something); to place (someone) in a position; to use (for some purpose); (reflexive) to find (oneself) a place to live or shelter”)", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "bestow, bestowe, bistow, bistowe, bystow, bystowe", "otherforms": "1" }, "expansion": "[and other forms]", "name": "nb..." }, { "args": { "1": "prefix" }, "expansion": "prefix", "name": "glossary" }, { "args": { "1": "verb" }, "expansion": "verb", "name": "glossary" }, { "args": { "1": "enm", "2": "bi-", "pos": "prefix forming verbs, often with a completive, figurative, or intensive meaning" }, "expansion": "bi- (prefix forming verbs, often with a completive, figurative, or intensive meaning)", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "enm", "2": "stouen" }, "expansion": "stouen", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "enm", "2": "stowen", "t": "to pack (cargo) in a ship, stow; to place (someone) in a certain position; to provide quarters for, lodge; etc." }, "expansion": "stowen (“to pack (cargo) in a ship, stow; to place (someone) in a certain position; to provide quarters for, lodge; etc.”)", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "ine-pro", "3": "*steh₂-", "t": "to place; to stand (up)" }, "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to place; to stand (up)”)", "name": "der" }, { "args": { "1": "intensifying" }, "expansion": "intensifying", "name": "glossary" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "be", "3": "stow", "pos1": "intensifying prefix forming verbs", "t2": "to put (something) away in a suitable place; etc." }, "expansion": "be- (intensifying prefix forming verbs) + stow (“to put (something) away in a suitable place; etc.”)", "name": "prefix" }, { "args": { "1": "noun" }, "expansion": "noun", "name": "glossary" } ], "etymology_text": "PIE word\n *h₁epi\nThe verb is derived from Middle English bestowen, bistouen, bistowen (“to give, bestow; to apply (something to something else); to arrange or have control over (something); to place (someone) in a position; to use (for some purpose); (reflexive) to find (oneself) a place to live or shelter”) [and other forms], from bi- (prefix forming verbs, often with a completive, figurative, or intensive meaning) + stouen, stowen (“to pack (cargo) in a ship, stow; to place (someone) in a certain position; to provide quarters for, lodge; etc.”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to place; to stand (up)”)). The English word is analysable as be- (intensifying prefix forming verbs) + stow (“to put (something) away in a suitable place; etc.”).\nThe noun is derived from the verb.", "forms": [ { "form": "bestows", "tags": [ "present", "singular", "third-person" ] }, { "form": "bestowing", "tags": [ "participle", "present" ] }, { "form": "bestowed", "tags": [ "participle", "past" ] }, { "form": "bestowed", "tags": [ "past" ] }, { "form": "no-table-tags", "source": "conjugation", "tags": [ "table-tags" ] }, { "form": "en-conj", "source": "conjugation", "tags": [ "inflection-template" ] }, { "form": "bestow", "source": "conjugation", "tags": [ "infinitive" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": {}, "expansion": "bestow (third-person singular simple present bestows, present participle bestowing, simple past and past participle bestowed)", "name": "en-verb" } ], "hyphenation": [ "be‧stow" ], "inflection_templates": [ { "args": { "old": "1" }, "name": "en-conj" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "verb", "related": [ { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "misstowed" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "stow" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "stowable" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "stowage" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "stow away" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "stowaway" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "stower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "tags": [ "noun" ], "word": "stowing" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "unstow" } ], "senses": [ { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "ref": "1734 September, “From Richmond Park. A Poem.”, in Sylvanus Urban [pseudonym; Edward Cave], editor, The Gentleman’s Magazine: Or, Monthly Intelligencer, London: […] F. Jefferies, […], →OCLC, page 505, column 1", "text": "Richmond, thy purling ſtreams and pleaſing ſhades, / Might claim the chorus of Aonian maids; / VVhere e’en Apollo might his hours beſtovv, / By turns employ his lyre, by turns his bovv, / VVhere all the pleaſures dvvell, vvhich poets feign / On fair Arcadia’s fields or Tempe’s plain.", "type": "quotation" } ], "glosses": [ "To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use." ], "id": "en-bestow-en-verb-cwelX7xY", "links": [ [ "apply", "apply" ], [ "make use", "make use" ], [ "employ", "employ#Verb" ], [ "use", "use#Verb" ] ], "tags": [ "transitive" ] }, { "categories": [ { "_dis": "21 4 26 4 11 18 12 3 1", "kind": "other", "name": "English entries with incorrect language header", "parents": [ "Entries with incorrect language header", "Entry maintenance" ], "source": "w+disamb" }, { "_dis": "11 10 14 10 14 16 16 7 2", "kind": "other", "name": "English terms prefixed with be-", "parents": [], "source": "w+disamb" } ], "glosses": [ "To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use.", "To apply (money) for some purpose; to expend, to spend." ], "id": "en-bestow-en-verb-F0zaKS0b", "links": [ [ "apply", "apply" ], [ "make use", "make use" ], [ "employ", "employ#Verb" ], [ "use", "use#Verb" ], [ "money", "money#Noun" ], [ "purpose", "purpose#Noun" ], [ "expend", "expend" ], [ "spend", "spend#Verb" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use.", "(specifically, obsolete) To apply (money) for some purpose; to expend, to spend." ], "synonyms": [ { "word": "lay out" } ], "tags": [ "obsolete", "specifically", "transitive" ] }, { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "text": "Medals were bestowed on the winning team.", "type": "example" }, { "ref": "2008 September 28, Illiad [pseudonym; J. D. Frazer], “The Large Hadron Collider Game: Or ‘Why Science is Hard and Getting People to Fund It is Harder’”, in User Friendly (webcomic), archived from the original on 2022-02-25", "text": "CERN bestows slush fund on the LHC. Take all pennies from the CERN space.", "type": "quotation" } ], "glosses": [ "To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give." ], "id": "en-bestow-en-verb-uCE5PAFw", "links": [ [ "impart", "impart" ], [ "gratuitously", "gratuitously" ], [ "present", "present#Verb" ], [ "gift", "gift#Noun" ], [ "honour", "honour#Noun" ], [ "confer", "confer" ], [ "give", "give#Verb" ] ], "tags": [ "transitive" ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "akk", "lang": "Akkadian", "roman": "qiāšu, BA", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "𒁀" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "sq", "lang": "Albanian", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "dhuroj" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔanʕama", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "أَنْعَمَ" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "darjávam", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "даря́вам" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "atorgar" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "concedir" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "conferir" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "賜給" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "cìgěi, sìgěi", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "赐给" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "propůjčit" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "udělit" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "anbringe" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "skænke" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "schenken" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "toekennen" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "lahjoittaa" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "myöntää" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "ojentaa" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "suoda" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "accorder" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "note": "in some formulations only", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "conférer" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "décerner" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "remettre" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "boʒeba", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "ბოძება" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "čukeba", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "ჩუქება" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "daǯildoveba", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "დაჯილდოვება" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "micema", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "მიცემა" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "minič̣eba", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "მინიჭება" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "ʒɣvna", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "ძღვნა" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "beehren mit" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "beschenken mit" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "schenken" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "verehren mit" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "verleihen" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "aponémo", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "απονέμω" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "reifa" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "ia", "lang": "Interlingua", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "accordar" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "ia", "lang": "Interlingua", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "conceder" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "ia", "lang": "Interlingua", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "conferer" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "it", "english": "honours", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "conferire" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "donare" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "it", "english": "gifts", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "elargire" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "insignire" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "dono" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "dovanoti" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "dáruva", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "да́рува" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "whakawhiwhi" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "forære" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "skjenke" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "acordar" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "conferir" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "conceder" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "conferir" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "darítʹ", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "дари́ть" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "podarítʹ", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "подари́ть" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "darovátʹ", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "imperfective", "perfective" ], "word": "дарова́ть" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "prepodnosítʹ", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "преподноси́ть" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "prepodnestí", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "преподнести́" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "vručátʹ", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "вруча́ть" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "vručítʹ", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "вручи́ть" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "žálovatʹ", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "жа́ловать" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "požálovatʹ", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "пожа́ловать" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "dadāti", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "ददाति" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "Cyrillic" ], "word": "даро̀вати" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "Cyrillic" ], "word": "poklòniti" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "Roman" ], "word": "daròvati" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "Roman" ], "word": "poklòniti" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "acordar" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "conceder" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "conferir" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "obsequiar" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "sunmak" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "daruváty", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "дарува́ти" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "nadilýty", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "наділи́ти" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 88 1 2 3 1 2", "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "nadiljáty", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "наділя́ти" } ] }, { "categories": [ { "_dis": "21 4 26 4 11 18 12 3 1", "kind": "other", "name": "English entries with incorrect language header", "parents": [ "Entries with incorrect language header", "Entry maintenance" ], "source": "w+disamb" }, { "_dis": "11 10 14 10 14 16 16 7 2", "kind": "other", "name": "English terms prefixed with be-", "parents": [], "source": "w+disamb" } ], "glosses": [ "To place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation; to dispose of." ], "id": "en-bestow-en-verb-3wyq5cql", "links": [ [ "place", "place#Verb" ], [ "put", "put#Verb" ], [ "situation", "situation" ], [ "dispose", "dispose#Verb" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(archaic)", "To place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation; to dispose of." ], "tags": [ "archaic", "transitive" ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "1 2 1 84 6 4 1 1", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation", "word": "asettaa" }, { "_dis1": "1 2 1 84 6 4 1 1", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation", "word": "sijoittaa" }, { "_dis1": "1 2 1 84 6 4 1 1", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation", "word": "disposer de" }, { "_dis1": "1 2 1 84 6 4 1 1", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation", "word": "dispor de" } ] }, { "categories": [ { "_dis": "21 4 26 4 11 18 12 3 1", "kind": "other", "name": "English entries with incorrect language header", "parents": [ "Entries with incorrect language header", "Entry maintenance" ], "source": "w+disamb" }, { "_dis": "11 10 14 10 14 16 16 7 2", "kind": "other", "name": "English terms prefixed with be-", "parents": [], "source": "w+disamb" } ], "glosses": [ "To deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store; to stow." ], "id": "en-bestow-en-verb-UuYGRkWH", "links": [ [ "deposit", "deposit#Verb" ], [ "safekeeping", "safekeeping" ], [ "lay up", "lay up" ], [ "store", "store#Noun" ], [ "stow", "stow#Verb" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(archaic)", "To deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store; to stow." ], "tags": [ "archaic", "transitive" ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1", "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "depositar" }, { "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1", "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "emmagatzemar" }, { "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1", "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "estibar" }, { "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "uložit" }, { "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "uschovat" }, { "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "uskladnit" }, { "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "panna" }, { "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "piilottaa" }, { "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "varastoida" }, { "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "einlagern" }, { "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "verstauen" }, { "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "collocare" }, { "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "depositare" }, { "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "immagazzinare" }, { "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1", "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "čúva", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "чу́ва" }, { "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "armazenar" }, { "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "xranítʹ", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "храни́ть" }, { "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "depositar" }, { "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "estibar" }, { "_dis1": "2 3 1 5 84 4 1 1", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "guardar" } ] }, { "categories": [ { "_dis": "21 4 26 4 11 18 12 3 1", "kind": "other", "name": "English entries with incorrect language header", "parents": [ "Entries with incorrect language header", "Entry maintenance" ], "source": "w+disamb" }, { "_dis": "11 10 14 10 14 16 16 7 2", "kind": "other", "name": "English terms prefixed with be-", "parents": [], "source": "w+disamb" } ], "glosses": [ "To provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation; to find quarters for (someone or oneself); to lodge, to quarter." ], "id": "en-bestow-en-verb-T3-uao0Z", "links": [ [ "provide", "provide" ], [ "accommodation", "accommodation" ], [ "find", "find#Verb" ], [ "quarters", "quarters#Noun" ], [ "lodge", "lodge#Verb" ], [ "quarter", "quarter#Verb" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(archaic)", "(also reflexive) To provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation; to find quarters for (someone or oneself); to lodge, to quarter." ], "synonyms": [ { "word": "house" }, { "word": "put up" } ], "tags": [ "also", "archaic", "reflexive", "transitive" ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "2 2 3 2 4 77 2 7", "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation", "word": "allotjar" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 3 2 4 77 2 7", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "ubytovat" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 3 2 4 77 2 7", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation", "word": "majoittaa" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 3 2 4 77 2 7", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation", "word": "unterbringen" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 3 2 4 77 2 7", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation", "word": "alloggiare" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 3 2 4 77 2 7", "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "smésti", "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation", "word": "сме́сти" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 3 2 4 77 2 7", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation", "word": "alojar" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 3 2 4 77 2 7", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "raskvartiróvyvatʹ", "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "расквартиро́вывать" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 3 2 4 77 2 7", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "raskvartiróvatʹ", "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "расквартиро́вать" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 3 2 4 77 2 7", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "razmeščátʹ", "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "размеща́ть" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 3 2 4 77 2 7", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "razmestítʹ", "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "размести́ть" }, { "_dis1": "2 2 3 2 4 77 2 7", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation", "word": "alojar" } ] }, { "categories": [], "glosses": [ "To behave or conduct (oneself); to acquit." ], "id": "en-bestow-en-verb-Ll3A9FGU", "links": [ [ "behave", "behave" ], [ "conduct", "conduct#Verb" ], [ "acquit", "acquit" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(obsolete)", "(reflexive) To behave or conduct (oneself); to acquit." ], "tags": [ "obsolete", "reflexive", "transitive" ] }, { "categories": [], "glosses": [ "To give (someone or oneself) in marriage." ], "id": "en-bestow-en-verb-YFAgE0WE", "links": [ [ "give", "give#Verb" ], [ "marriage", "marriage" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(obsolete)", "(also reflexive) To give (someone or oneself) in marriage." ], "tags": [ "also", "obsolete", "reflexive", "transitive" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/bɪˈstəʊ/", "tags": [ "Received-Pronunciation" ] }, { "ipa": "/bɪˈstoʊ/", "tags": [ "General-American" ] }, { "rhymes": "-əʊ" }, { "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bestow.wav", "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/86/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-bestow.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-bestow.wav.mp3", "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/86/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-bestow.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-bestow.wav.ogg", "tags": [ "Southern-England" ], "text": "Audio (Southern England)" } ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0", "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)", "word": "fer servir" }, { "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0", "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)", "word": "utilitzar" }, { "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "použít" }, { "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "upotřebit" }, { "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "využít" }, { "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)", "word": "käyttää" }, { "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)", "word": "consacrer" }, { "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)", "word": "verwenden" }, { "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)", "word": "applicare" }, { "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)", "word": "usare" }, { "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0", "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "iskóristi", "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)", "word": "иско́ристи" }, { "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0", "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "upótrebi", "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)", "word": "упо́треби" }, { "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)", "word": "whakamahi" }, { "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)", "word": "usar" }, { "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "ispólʹzovatʹ", "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)", "tags": [ "imperfective", "perfective" ], "word": "испо́льзовать" }, { "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "upotrebljátʹ", "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "употребля́ть" }, { "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "upotrebítʹ", "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "употреби́ть" }, { "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)", "word": "utilizar" }, { "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0", "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "výkorystaty", "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "ви́користати" }, { "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0", "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "vykorystóvuvaty", "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "використо́вувати" }, { "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0", "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "vžýty", "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "вжи́ти" }, { "_dis1": "48 48 1 1 2 1 1 0", "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "vžyváty", "sense": "to apply or make use of (someone or something)", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "вжива́ти" } ], "word": "bestow" } { "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "ine-pro", "2": "*h₁epi" }, "expansion": "*h₁epi", "name": "l" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "h₁epi" }, "expansion": "PIE word\n *h₁epi", "name": "PIE word" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "ine-pro", "3": "*steh₂-" }, "expansion": "", "name": "root" }, { "args": { "1": "verb" }, "expansion": "verb", "name": "glossary" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "enm", "3": "bestowen" }, "expansion": "Middle English bestowen", "name": "inh" }, { "args": { "1": "enm", "2": "bistouen" }, "expansion": "bistouen", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "enm", "2": "bistowen", "t": "to give, bestow; to apply (something to something else); to arrange or have control over (something); to place (someone) in a position; to use (for some purpose); (reflexive) to find (oneself) a place to live or shelter" }, "expansion": "bistowen (“to give, bestow; to apply (something to something else); to arrange or have control over (something); to place (someone) in a position; to use (for some purpose); (reflexive) to find (oneself) a place to live or shelter”)", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "bestow, bestowe, bistow, bistowe, bystow, bystowe", "otherforms": "1" }, "expansion": "[and other forms]", "name": "nb..." }, { "args": { "1": "prefix" }, "expansion": "prefix", "name": "glossary" }, { "args": { "1": "verb" }, "expansion": "verb", "name": "glossary" }, { "args": { "1": "enm", "2": "bi-", "pos": "prefix forming verbs, often with a completive, figurative, or intensive meaning" }, "expansion": "bi- (prefix forming verbs, often with a completive, figurative, or intensive meaning)", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "enm", "2": "stouen" }, "expansion": "stouen", "name": "m" }, { "args": { 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Jefferies, […], →OCLC, page 505, column 1", "text": "Richmond, thy purling ſtreams and pleaſing ſhades, / Might claim the chorus of Aonian maids; / VVhere e’en Apollo might his hours beſtovv, / By turns employ his lyre, by turns his bovv, / VVhere all the pleaſures dvvell, vvhich poets feign / On fair Arcadia’s fields or Tempe’s plain.", "type": "quotation" } ], "glosses": [ "To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use." ], "links": [ [ "apply", "apply" ], [ "make use", "make use" ], [ "employ", "employ#Verb" ], [ "use", "use#Verb" ] ], "tags": [ "transitive" ] }, { "categories": [ "English terms with obsolete senses", "English terms with quotations" ], "glosses": [ "To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use.", "To apply (money) for some purpose; to expend, to spend." ], "links": [ [ "apply", "apply" ], [ "make use", "make use" ], [ "employ", "employ#Verb" ], [ "use", "use#Verb" ], [ "money", "money#Noun" ], [ "purpose", "purpose#Noun" ], [ "expend", "expend" ], [ "spend", "spend#Verb" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use.", "(specifically, obsolete) To apply (money) for some purpose; to expend, to spend." ], "synonyms": [ { "word": "lay out" } ], "tags": [ "obsolete", "specifically", "transitive" ] }, { "categories": [ "English terms with quotations", "English terms with usage examples" ], "examples": [ { "text": "Medals were bestowed on the winning team.", "type": "example" }, { "ref": "2008 September 28, Illiad [pseudonym; J. 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to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "𒁀" }, { "code": "sq", "lang": "Albanian", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "dhuroj" }, { "code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ʔanʕama", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "أَنْعَمَ" }, { "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "darjávam", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "даря́вам" }, { "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "atorgar" }, { "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "concedir" }, { "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "conferir" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "賜給" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "cìgěi, sìgěi", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "赐给" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "propůjčit" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "udělit" }, { "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "anbringe" }, { "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "skænke" }, { "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "schenken" }, { "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "toekennen" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "lahjoittaa" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "myöntää" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "ojentaa" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "suoda" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "accorder" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "note": "in some formulations only", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "conférer" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "décerner" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "remettre" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "boʒeba", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "ბოძება" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "čukeba", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "ჩუქება" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "daǯildoveba", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "დაჯილდოვება" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "micema", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "მიცემა" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "minič̣eba", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "მინიჭება" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "ʒɣvna", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "ძღვნა" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "beehren mit" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "beschenken mit" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "schenken" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "verehren mit" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "verleihen" }, { "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "aponémo", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "απονέμω" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "reifa" }, { "code": "ia", "lang": "Interlingua", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "accordar" }, { "code": "ia", "lang": "Interlingua", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "conceder" }, { "code": "ia", "lang": "Interlingua", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "conferer" }, { "code": "it", "english": "honours", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "conferire" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "donare" }, { "code": "it", "english": "gifts", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "elargire" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "insignire" }, { "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "dono" }, { "code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "dovanoti" }, { "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "dáruva", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "да́рува" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "whakawhiwhi" }, { "code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "forære" }, { "code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "skjenke" }, { "code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "acordar" }, { "code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "conferir" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "conceder" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "conferir" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "darítʹ", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "дари́ть" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "podarítʹ", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "подари́ть" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "darovátʹ", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "imperfective", "perfective" ], "word": "дарова́ть" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "prepodnosítʹ", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "преподноси́ть" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "prepodnestí", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "преподнести́" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "vručátʹ", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "вруча́ть" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "vručítʹ", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "вручи́ть" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "žálovatʹ", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "жа́ловать" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "požálovatʹ", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "пожа́ловать" }, { "code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "dadāti", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "ददाति" }, { "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "Cyrillic" ], "word": "даро̀вати" }, { "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "Cyrillic" ], "word": "poklòniti" }, { "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "Roman" ], "word": "daròvati" }, { "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "Roman" ], "word": "poklòniti" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "acordar" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "conceder" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "conferir" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "obsequiar" }, { "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "word": "sunmak" }, { "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "daruváty", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "дарува́ти" }, { "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "nadilýty", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "наділи́ти" }, { "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "nadiljáty", "sense": "to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "наділя́ти" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation", "word": "asettaa" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation", "word": "sijoittaa" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation", "word": "disposer de" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation", "word": "dispor de" }, { "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "depositar" }, { "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "emmagatzemar" }, { "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "estibar" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "uložit" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "uschovat" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "uskladnit" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "panna" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "piilottaa" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "varastoida" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "einlagern" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "verstauen" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "collocare" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "depositare" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "immagazzinare" }, { "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "čúva", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "чу́ва" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "armazenar" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "xranítʹ", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "храни́ть" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "depositar" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "estibar" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow", "word": "guardar" }, { "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation", "word": "allotjar" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "ubytovat" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation", "word": "majoittaa" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation", "word": "unterbringen" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation", "word": "alloggiare" }, { "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "smésti", "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation", "word": "сме́сти" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation", "word": "alojar" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "raskvartiróvyvatʹ", "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "расквартиро́вывать" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "raskvartiróvatʹ", "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "расквартиро́вать" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "razmeščátʹ", "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "размеща́ть" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "razmestítʹ", "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "размести́ть" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation", "word": "alojar" } ], "word": "bestow" } { "categories": [ "English 2-syllable words", "English countable nouns", "English entries with incorrect language header", "English lemmas", "English nouns", "English terms derived from Middle English", "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European", "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *steh₂-", "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₁epi", "English terms inherited from Middle English", "English terms prefixed with be-", "English terms with IPA pronunciation", "English terms with audio links", "English transitive verbs", "English verbs", "Rhymes:English/əʊ", "Rhymes:English/əʊ/2 syllables" ], "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "ine-pro", "2": "*h₁epi" }, "expansion": "*h₁epi", "name": "l" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "h₁epi" }, "expansion": "PIE word\n *h₁epi", "name": "PIE word" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "ine-pro", "3": "*steh₂-" }, "expansion": "", "name": "root" }, { "args": { "1": "verb" }, "expansion": "verb", "name": "glossary" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "enm", "3": "bestowen" }, "expansion": "Middle English bestowen", "name": "inh" }, { "args": { "1": "enm", "2": "bistouen" }, "expansion": "bistouen", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "enm", "2": "bistowen", "t": "to give, bestow; 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to place (someone) in a certain position; to provide quarters for, lodge; etc." }, "expansion": "stowen (“to pack (cargo) in a ship, stow; to place (someone) in a certain position; to provide quarters for, lodge; etc.”)", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "ine-pro", "3": "*steh₂-", "t": "to place; to stand (up)" }, "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to place; to stand (up)”)", "name": "der" }, { "args": { "1": "intensifying" }, "expansion": "intensifying", "name": "glossary" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "be", "3": "stow", "pos1": "intensifying prefix forming verbs", "t2": "to put (something) away in a suitable place; etc." }, "expansion": "be- (intensifying prefix forming verbs) + stow (“to put (something) away in a suitable place; etc.”)", "name": "prefix" }, { "args": { "1": "noun" }, "expansion": "noun", "name": "glossary" } ], "etymology_text": "PIE word\n *h₁epi\nThe verb is derived from Middle English bestowen, bistouen, bistowen (“to give, bestow; to apply (something to something else); to arrange or have control over (something); to place (someone) in a position; to use (for some purpose); (reflexive) to find (oneself) a place to live or shelter”) [and other forms], from bi- (prefix forming verbs, often with a completive, figurative, or intensive meaning) + stouen, stowen (“to pack (cargo) in a ship, stow; to place (someone) in a certain position; to provide quarters for, lodge; etc.”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to place; to stand (up)”)). 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