confer
gb/kənfˈɚ/ us/kənfˈɚ/
C1
Английский
~ 7700
Значения
0 значений
Глагол
formal
C1
action
1
discuss to reach a decision
To talk seriously with someone so you can decide something together.
Модель употребления:
to confer with [someone] about [something]
Частая ошибка:
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").
Синонимы
consult (Very close in meaning, but slightly less formal and more common in everyday use than "confer".)
Антонимы
dictate (Suggests making decisions and giving orders without discussion or input from others.)
Коллокации
confer with colleagues
|confer with counsel
|confer with staff
|confer privately
|confer about strategy
|time to confer
Темы
business
|work
|politics
|academia
|communication
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- 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.
Модель употребления:
to confer [honor/right/degree] on [someone]
Частая ошибка:
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").
Синонимы
bestow (Very similar, but often has a slightly more ceremonial or literary feel; "confer" is common in legal and official writing.)
Антонимы
revoke (Means to officially take back a right, title, or privilege that was previously conferred.)
Коллокации
confer a degree
|confer a title
|confer citizenship
|confer rights
|confer power
|benefits conferred by
Темы
law
|education
|politics
|business
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- 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.
Глагол
technical
C2
action
3
compare texts or data carefully
To look at two texts or documents together and carefully compare them.
Модель употребления:
to confer [one text] with [another text]
Частая ошибка:
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".
Синонимы
compare (A general, everyday word; "confer" in this sense is rare and mainly used in specialized or very formal writing.)
Антонимы
ignore (If you ignore texts, you do not examine or compare them at all.)
Темы
academia
|language
|education
|communication
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- 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.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
confer
IPA
GB/kənfˈɚ/
US/kənfˈɚ/
Слоги и ударение
con - fer (2 слога)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fer)
Формы слова
Verb
- Base: confer
- 3rd Person Singular: confers
- Present Participle: conferring
- Past: conferred
Родственные слова
Forms
confers
verb
conferring
verb
conferred
verb
Core family
conference
noun B1
Related words
conferral
noun
conferment
noun
Advanced or less common
conferee
noun
Ключевые моменты
- Irregular present participle: conferring Verb
- Irregular past: conferred Verb
Выражения
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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- 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.