bestow

«bestow» in Mova's school dictionary: to give it to them, especially an honour, gift or title — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

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

Used in fairy tales (the fairy bestowed a gift on the baby), ceremonies, awards and religious language (God bestows blessings, Christians believe).

examples

• 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

• She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace; a crown of glory will she bestow on thee.'

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «bestow» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.