CONFER


Meaning of CONFER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kənfɜ:(r) ]

( confers, conferring, conferred)

1.

When you confer with someone, you discuss something with them in order to make a decision. You can also say that two people confer .

He conferred with Hill and the others in his office...

His doctors conferred by telephone and agreed that he must get away from his family for a time.

V-RECIP : V with n , pl-n V

2.

To confer something such as power or an honour on someone means to give it to them. ( FORMAL )

The constitution also confers large powers on Brazil’s 25 constituent states...

Never imagine that rank confers genuine authority.

VERB : V n on n , V n

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