confer con·fer

confer con·fer
[kən'fɜː(r)]
1. vt

to confer sth on sb — conferire qc a qn

2. vi

to confer (with sb about sth) — consultarsi (con qn su qc)


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  • con|fer´rer — con|fer «kuhn FUR», verb, ferred, fer|ring. –v.i. to talk things over; consult together; exchange ideas: »The President often confers with his advisers. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under consult. (Cf. ↑consult) –v.t …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|fer´ra|ble — con|fer «kuhn FUR», verb, ferred, fer|ring. –v.i. to talk things over; consult together; exchange ideas: »The President often confers with his advisers. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under consult. (Cf. ↑consult) –v.t …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|fer — «kuhn FUR», verb, ferred, fer|ring. –v.i. to talk things over; consult together; exchange ideas: »The President often confers with his advisers. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under consult. (Cf. ↑consult) –v.t …   Useful english dictionary

  • Confer — Con*fer (k[o^]n*f[ e]r ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conferred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conferring}.] [L. conferre to bring together, contribute, consult; con + ferre to bear: cf. F. conf[ e]rer. See 1st {Bear}.] 1. To bring together for comparison; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • confer — con‧fer [kənˈfɜː ǁ ˈfɜːr] verb conferred PTandPP conferring PRESPART [intransitive] to discuss something with other people in order to make a decision based on more than one person s opinion: • The chairwoman is conferring with the board later… …   Financial and business terms

  • Confer — Con*fer , v. i. To have discourse; to consult; to compare views; to deliberate. [1913 Webster] Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered. Acts xxv. 12. [1913 Webster] You shall hear us confer of this. Shak. Syn: To counsel; advise; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • confer — con•fer [[t]kənˈfɜr[/t]] v. ferred, fer•ring 1) to consult or discuss something together; compare ideas or opinions 2) to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.: to confer a degree on a graduate[/ex] 3) Obs. to compare • Etymology: 1520–30;… …   From formal English to slang

  • confer — con|fer [kənˈfə: US ˈfə:r] v past tense and past participle conferred present participle conferring formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: conferre to bring together , from com ( COM ) + ferre to carry ] 1.) to discuss something with other… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • confer — con|fer [ kən fɜr ] verb * 1. ) intransitive to discuss something with other people in order to reach a decision: confer with: He asked for some time to confer with his lawyers. 2. ) transitive FORMAL to give something such as authority, a legal… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • confer — con|fer [k...] Imperativ von lat. conferre »vergleichen«> vergleiche!; Abk.: cf., cfr., conf …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • confer — con·fer …   English syllables

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