confer
gb/kənfˈɚ/ us/kənfˈɚ/
C1
英語
~ 7700
語義
0件の語義
動詞
formal
C1
action
1
discuss to reach a decision
To talk seriously with someone so you can decide something together.
用法パターン：
to confer with [someone] about [something]
よくある間違い：
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").
類義語
consult (Very close in meaning, but slightly less formal and more common in everyday use than "confer".)
対義語
dictate (Suggests making decisions and giving orders without discussion or input from others.)
コロケーション
confer with colleagues
|confer with counsel
|confer with staff
|confer privately
|confer about strategy
|time to confer
テーマ
business
|work
|politics
|academia
|communication
例文
- 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.
学習者向け例文
- 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.
用法パターン：
to confer [honor/right/degree] on [someone]
よくある間違い：
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").
類義語
bestow (Very similar, but often has a slightly more ceremonial or literary feel; "confer" is common in legal and official writing.)
対義語
revoke (Means to officially take back a right, title, or privilege that was previously conferred.)
コロケーション
confer a degree
|confer a title
|confer citizenship
|confer rights
|confer power
|benefits conferred by
テーマ
law
|education
|politics
|business
例文
- 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.
学習者向け例文
- 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.
動詞
technical
C2
action
3
compare texts or data carefully
To look at two texts or documents together and carefully compare them.
用法パターン：
to confer [one text] with [another text]
よくある間違い：
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".
類義語
compare (A general, everyday word; "confer" in this sense is rare and mainly used in specialized or very formal writing.)
対義語
ignore (If you ignore texts, you do not examine or compare them at all.)
テーマ
academia
|language
|education
|communication
例文
- 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.
学習者向け例文
- 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.
文法
辞書形
confer
IPA
GB/kənfˈɚ/
US/kənfˈɚ/
音節・強勢
con - fer （2音節）
Stress on 2nd syllable (fer)
活用形
Verb
- Base: confer
- 3rd Person Singular: confers
- Present Participle: conferring
- Past: conferred
関連語
Forms
confers
verb
conferring
verb
conferred
verb
Core family
conference
noun B1
Related words
conferral
noun
conferment
noun
Advanced or less common
conferee
noun
文法ポイント
- Irregular present participle: conferring Verb
- Irregular past: conferred Verb
表現
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.
例文
- 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.
例文
- 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.
例文
- 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.