confer

Signification (Anglais)

1. (transitive) To grant as a possession; to bestow.
2. (intransitive) To talk together, to consult, discuss; to collogue.
3. (obsolete) To compare.
4. (obsolete, transitive) To bring together; to collect, gather.
5. (obsolete) To contribute; to conduce.

Concepts

conférer

donner

accorder

consulter

attribuer

discuter

octroyer

parler

🗣️

s’affaisser

bailler

concéder

demander conseil

descendre

Synonymes

bestow

give

grant

consult

discuss

award

accord

present

donate

allow

talk

🗣️

afford

administer

provide

hand over

confabulate

yield

deliberate

offer

impart

dedicate

endow

assign

admit

commune

confab

vest

pass

dispense

deliver

allot

parley

spare

debate

converse

contribute

consecrate

furnish

negotiate

connive

congregate

confess

confer with

attorn

argue

empower

commerce

emerge

drive home

chat

Traductions

conferire

conferir

conferir

görüşmek

απονέμω

conceder

spenden

verlenen

geben

overleggen

παρέχω

toekennen

konferieren

dar

schenken

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kənˈfʌɹ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à néerlandais: confereren

Appartenant à allemand: konferieren

Appartenant à danois: konferere

Appartenant à suédois: konferera

In summary

From Early Modern English conferre, from Middle French conférer, from Old French conferer, from Latin cōnferō. Compare Dutch confereren, German konferieren, Danish konferere, Swedish konferera. Doublet of collate. See also infer, relate and refer, delate and defer, as well as prelate and prefer among others.