[1031] confer

[보카길라잡이]

v. con·ferred, con·fer·ring, con·fers
v. tr.

1. To bestow (an honor, for example): conferred a medal on the hero; conferred an honorary degree on her.
2. To invest with (a characteristic, for example): a carefully worded statement that conferred an aura of credibility.

v. intr.

To meet in order to deliberate together or compare views; consult: conferred with her attorney.

confer

adv : compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text) [syn: cf., cf, see, see also]

v 1: have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action" [syn: confabulate, confab, consult]

2: present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone" [syn: bestow]

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<유의>

  -  conferment

n : the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift [syn: bestowal, bestowment, conferral]

   -  conference

n 1: a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda) 2: an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members [syn: league] 3: a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic [syn: group discussion]

[마스터현태]

confer 협의(의논)하다.

[마으므로]

The Queen conferred knighthoods on several distinguished men. 여왕은 몇 몇 뛰어난 사람들에게 기사 작위를 수여했다.

[김유미]

confer 협의하다. 수여하다