bestow
part of speech
verb (bestow, bestows, bestowed, bestowing)
meaning for a pupil
(formal) To bestow something on someone is to give it to them, especially an honour, gift or title. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Moses tells the Levites that their loyalty has earned a blessing from God. Interpretation: Tradition sees the Levites' zeal after the golden calf as the reason they were chosen for the service of the sanctuary. In the primary lessons: Used in fairy tales (the fairy bestowed a gift on the baby), ceremonies, awards and religious language (God bestows blessings, Christians believe).
examples
- And Moses said: 'Consecrate yourselves to-day to the LORD, for every man hath been against his son and against his brother; that He may also bestow upon you a blessing this day.' (Torah EXO.32.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace; a crown of glory will she bestow on thee.' (Writings PRO.4.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's treasure-house. (Writings EZR.7.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, that he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem. (Writings 2CH.9.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- The queen bestowed a knighthood on the scientist. tree →
- The fairy godmother bestowed three wishes. tree →
- The school bestowed a special prize on the caretaker. tree →
- Praise was bestowed on the brave firefighter. tree →
- The title was bestowed upon him by the king. tree →
- Many Christians thank God for the blessings he bestows. tree →
- The Water King bestowed praise upon him: tree →
note
Formal and old-fashioned; everyday «give» or «award». Pattern: bestow something on/upon someone.
In the corpora
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «bestow» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.