Definizione monolingua

confer

confer (third-person singular simple present confers, present participle conferring, simple past and past participle conferred)

1. (obsolete, intransitive) To compare. [16th-18th c.]
   • 1557 (book title):

     The Newe Testament ... Conferred diligently with the Greke, and best approued translations.

   • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.3.1.i:

     Confer thine estate with others [...]. Be content and rest satisfied, for thou art well in respect to others [...].

2. (intransitive) To talk together, to consult, discuss; to deliberate. [from 16th c.]
   • 1974, ""A Travelers Perils"", Time, 25 Mar 1974:

     Local buttons popped when Henry Kissinger visited Little Rock last month to confer with Fulbright on the Middle East oil talks.

3. (obsolete, transitive) To bring together; to collect, gather. [16th-17th c.]
4. (transitive) To grant as a possession; to bestow. [from 16th c.]
   • 2010, Andrew Rawnsley, The Observer, 7 Feb 2010:

     The special immunities that are conferred on MPs were framed with the essential purpose of allowing them to speak freely in parliament.

5. (obsolete, intransitive) To contribute (to); to conduce. [16th-18th c.]

Definizione dizionario confer

	conferire
	To have a conference in order to talk something over.

accendere

accordare

assegnare

concedere

consultare

consultarsi

dare

donare

passare

uscire

Altri significati:

(transitive) To grant as a possession; to bestow. [from 16th c.]

To bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.

leave behind (at death)

discuss, consult

confer (a rank)

(obsolete, transitive) To bring together; to collect, gather. [16th-17th c.]

(obsolete, intransitive) To contribute (to); to conduce. [16th-18th c.]

(intransitive) To talk together, to consult, discuss; to deliberate. [from 16th c.]

(obsolete, intransitive) To compare. [16th-18th c.]

bestow