confer
gb/kənfˈɚ/ us/kənfˈɚ/
C1
Αγγλικά
~ 7700
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ρήμα
formal
C1
action
1
discuss to reach a decision
To talk seriously with someone so you can decide something together.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to confer with [someone] about [something]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes use "confer" when they mean "offer" or "give" in everyday situations (e.g. *"They conferred me a discount"*). "Confer" in this sense is only used about talking and deciding, usually in formal or professional contexts. Also, the usual preposition is "with" for the person ("confer with my boss") and "about" or "on" for the topic ("confer about the plan").
Συνώνυμα
consult (Very close in meaning, but slightly less formal and more common in everyday use than "confer".)
Αντώνυμα
dictate (Suggests making decisions and giving orders without discussion or input from others.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
confer with colleagues
|confer with counsel
|confer with staff
|confer privately
|confer about strategy
|time to confer
Θέματα
business
|work
|politics
|academia
|communication
Παραδείγματα
- The board will confer with legal counsel before announcing its decision.
- After the meeting, the managers stepped outside to confer privately.
- The doctors need to confer about the best course of treatment.
- Union leaders conferred with workers late into the night.
- She asked for a moment to confer with her team before responding.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The teacher will confer with the parents after class.
- The two managers conferred about the problem.
- Our lawyers must confer with each other before they answer.
- Can we confer about this in my office?
- The doctors conferred and then spoke to the patient.
unknown
formal
C1
action
2
formally give honor, degree, or right
To officially give someone a special title, degree, right, or power.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to confer [honor/right/degree] on [someone]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners often say *"confer something to someone"* instead of the usual pattern "confer something on/upon someone" (e.g. say "confer a degree on her", not *"to her"). They may also use "confer" in casual situations where "give" or "offer" is more natural (e.g. *"They conferred me a refund"* sounds wrong; say "gave me a refund").
Συνώνυμα
bestow (Very similar, but often has a slightly more ceremonial or literary feel; "confer" is common in legal and official writing.)
Αντώνυμα
revoke (Means to officially take back a right, title, or privilege that was previously conferred.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
confer a degree
|confer a title
|confer citizenship
|confer rights
|confer power
|benefits conferred by
Θέματα
law
|education
|politics
|business
Παραδείγματα
- The university will confer honorary degrees on three distinguished scientists.
- The new constitution confers greater rights on minority groups.
- Citizenship may be conferred on applicants who meet all the requirements.
- The committee has the authority to confer this award once a year.
- Special powers were conferred on the commission during the crisis.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The college will confer degrees on the students in June.
- The law confers special rights on parents of young children.
- The king conferred a title on the brave soldier.
- This document confers full power on the board.
- The state can confer citizenship on foreign residents.
Ρήμα
technical
C2
action
3
compare texts or data carefully
To look at two texts or documents together and carefully compare them.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to confer [one text] with [another text]
Συχνό λάθος:
This sense is rare and mostly found in older or highly specialized academic texts. Modern English normally uses "compare" instead of "confer" here. Learners should usually avoid this use and prefer "compare".
Συνώνυμα
compare (A general, everyday word; "confer" in this sense is rare and mainly used in specialized or very formal writing.)
Αντώνυμα
ignore (If you ignore texts, you do not examine or compare them at all.)
Θέματα
academia
|language
|education
|communication
Παραδείγματα
- The editor conferred the surviving manuscripts to reconstruct the original text.
- Researchers conferred the two data sets before publishing their findings.
- In older philological works, scholars often conferred one version of a poem with another.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The researcher conferred two old texts to check the differences.
- They conferred the copies before choosing the final version.
- In his study, he conferred one report with another.
- The scholar conferred several manuscripts of the same story.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
confer
IPA
GB/kənfˈɚ/
US/kənfˈɚ/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
con - fer (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fer)
Τύποι λέξης
Verb
- Base: confer
- 3rd Person Singular: confers
- Present Participle: conferring
- Past: conferred
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
confers
verb
conferring
verb
conferred
verb
Core family
conference
noun B1
Related words
conferral
noun
conferment
noun
Advanced or less common
conferee
noun
Κύρια σημεία
- Irregular present participle: conferring Verb
- Irregular past: conferred Verb
Εκφράσεις
be conferred on
1/bˈi kənfˈɚd ˈɔn/
fixed phrase
formal
be officially given to someone
Used in the passive to say that a title, degree, right, or power is officially given to someone.
Παραδείγματα
- Honorary degrees will be conferred on the speakers at the ceremony.
- Extra powers were conferred on the committee during the emergency.
- Citizenship may be conferred on applicants who meet the conditions.
confer on
1/kənfˈɚ ˈɔn/
fixed phrase
formal
formally give something to someone
To officially give someone a title, degree, right, or power.
Παραδείγματα
- The council voted to confer on her the title of honorary chair.
- This policy confers on employees the right to work from home.
- Full membership will be conferred on candidates after a one-year trial period.
confer with
1/kənfˈɚ wˈɪθ/
fixed phrase
formal
to discuss with someone formally
To talk seriously with someone so you can decide something together.
Παραδείγματα
- The judge asked for a short break to confer with the attorneys.
- Before we move forward, I need to confer with my supervisor.
- The consultants will confer with local officials throughout the project.