- bequeath be·queath vt
- [bɪ'kwiːð]
to bequeath sth to sb — lasciare qc in eredità a qn
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Bequeath — Be*queath (b[ e]*kw[=e][th] ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bequeathed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bequeathing}.] [OE. biquethen, AS. becwe[eth]an to say, affirm, bequeath; pref. be + cwe[eth]an to say, speak. See {Quoth}.] 1. To give or leave by will; to give by … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bequeath — be·queath /bi kwēth, kwēt̲h̲/ vt [Old English becwethan to speak to, address, leave by will, from be to, about + cwethan to say]: to give by will used esp. of personal property but sometimes of real property; see also legacy, legatee compare de … Law dictionary
bequeath — be‧queath [bɪˈkwiːD, bɪˈkwiːθ] verb [transitive] LAW to officially arrange for someone to have money or property that you own after your death, by writing it in your will: bequeath something to somebody • Sharp left the museum nothing, instead… … Financial and business terms
bequeath — be•queath [[t]bɪˈkwið, ˈkwiθ[/t]] v. t. 1) to dispose of (property or money) by last will 2) to hand down; pass on • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME bequethen, OE becwethan=be be +cwethan to say (see quoth) be•queath′a•ble, adj. be•queath′al,… … From formal English to slang
bequeath — be|queath [bıˈkwi:ð, bıˈkwi:θ] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: becwethan, from cwethan to say ] 1.) to officially arrange for someone to have something that you own after your death = ↑leave bequeath sth to sb ▪ She bequeathed her collection of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bequeath — be|queath [ bı kwið, bı kwiθ ] verb transitive FORMAL to give someone money or property after you die by making a legal document called a WILL: LEAVE: bequeath something to someone: She bequeathed her jewelry to her niece. bequeath someone… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bequeath — be·queath || bɪ kwiËð v. endow, leave property to someone in a will; pass on, transfer to another … English contemporary dictionary
bequeath — be·queath … English syllables
Bequeathed — Bequeath Be*queath (b[ e]*kw[=e][th] ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bequeathed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bequeathing}.] [OE. biquethen, AS. becwe[eth]an to say, affirm, bequeath; pref. be + cwe[eth]an to say, speak. See {Quoth}.] 1. To give or leave by will;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bequeathing — Bequeath Be*queath (b[ e]*kw[=e][th] ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bequeathed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bequeathing}.] [OE. biquethen, AS. becwe[eth]an to say, affirm, bequeath; pref. be + cwe[eth]an to say, speak. See {Quoth}.] 1. To give or leave by will;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
