Definition of confer verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

confer

verb

/kənˈfɜː(r)/

/kənˈfɜːr/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they confer	/kənˈfɜː(r)/ /kənˈfɜːr/
he / she / it confers	/kənˈfɜːz/ /kənˈfɜːrz/
past simple conferred	/kənˈfɜːd/ /kənˈfɜːrd/
past participle conferred	/kənˈfɜːd/ /kənˈfɜːrd/
-ing form conferring	/kənˈfɜːrɪŋ/ /kənˈfɜːrɪŋ/

[intransitive] confer (with somebody) (on/about something) to discuss something with somebody, in order to exchange opinions or get advice
- He wanted to confer with his colleagues before reaching a decision.
Topics Opinion and argumentc1
[transitive] confer something (on/upon somebody) to give somebody an award, a university degree or a particular honour or right
- An honorary degree was conferred on him by Oxford University in 2019.
Topics Educationc1
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the general sense ‘bring together’, also in sense (1)): from Latin conferre, from con- ‘together’ + ferre ‘bring’.

See confer in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee confer in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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