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Definitions of confer
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To consult together; to counsel or advise with; to converse. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
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To give or bestow; as, to confer an honor. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
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To give or bestow. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
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To give; bestow. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.
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To grant as a benefit; bestow. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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To consult together; converse. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
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To talk or consult together:-pr.p. conferring; pa.p. conferred. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
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present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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To contribute; to conduce. Newage Dictionary DB
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To have discourse; to consult; to compare views; to deliberate. Newage Dictionary DB
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To hold a conference; consult. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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To give or bestow; to consult together; to converse; to bring to or contribute. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
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Conferring. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
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compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text) Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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Conferred. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
What are the misspellings for confer?
Usage examples for confer
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"
Finding
me
lying
down
in
my
tent,"
writes
this
officer, "
he
expressed
regret
that
I
was
sick,
and
said
he
had
come
to
confer
with
me
on
a
subject
of
great
importance,
but
would
not
then
trouble
me
with
it.
– Stonewall Jackson And The American Civil War by G. F. R. Henderson
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"
I
am
very
grateful
to
the
club
for
the
honour
they
confer
upon
me,
and
shall
gladly
avail
myself
of
the
privilege,"
replied
the
lawyer,
who,
as
he
spoke,
made
a
resolve
never
to
put
his
foot
inside
the
club
premises,
but
to
ship
his
crew
and
sail
from
Rotterdam
without
delay.
– A Desperate Voyage by Edward Frederick Knight
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