confer
part of speech
verb (confer, confers, conferred, conferring)
meaning for a pupil
1) (formal) To talk together and share ideas before deciding something: the judges conferred. tree →
2) (formal) To give someone an honour, title, right or prize: the university conferred a degree on her. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: To consult together; in Daniel it can also mean to give a title or honor. In the primary lessons: A formal word in meetings, sport and ceremonies; in quizzes teams "confer" before answering. In everyday talk people say "talk it over" or "discuss". Phrases: confer with, confer on, no conferring (in quizzes).
examples
- And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest; and they following Adonijah helped him. (Prophets 1KI.1.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- And in his place shall stand up a contemptible person, upon whom had not been conferred the majesty of the kingdom; but he shall come in time of security, and shall obtain the kingdom by blandishments. (Writings DAN.11.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- The referees conferred before giving the penalty. tree →
- The team conferred and chose their answer. tree →
- (formal) The headteacher conferred with the parents. tree →
- The Queen conferred a knighthood on the scientist. tree →
- In the quiz, no conferring is allowed in round one! tree →
- (formal) The award confers the right to free entry. tree →
- He reigned for a long time, conferring several benefits upon his brother. tree →
note
Double r in the past: conferred, conferring. Noun: conference (a big meeting). Stress on the second syllable: con-FER. Formal; usually "discuss" or "give" is simpler.
In the corpora
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «confer» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.