confer
gb/kənfˈɚ/ us/kənfˈɚ/
C1
انگریزی
~ 7700
egyeztet, tanácskozik, adományoz, biztosít, felruház, összevet, egybevet
فعل
C1
FORMAL
1
egyeztet
B2
tanácskozik
C1
استعمال کا انداز:
to confer with [someone] about [something]
The board will confer with legal counsel before announcing its decision.
Az igazgatótanács a döntés bejelentése előtt egyeztet a jogi tanácsadóval.
After the meeting, the managers stepped outside to confer privately.
Az értekezlet után a vezetők kimentek, hogy négyszemközt tanácskozzanak.
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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
The teacher will confer with the parents after class.
A tanár óra után egyeztet a szülőkkel.
The two managers conferred about the problem.
A két vezető egyeztetett a problémáról.
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.
عام غلطی:
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").
معنی
discuss to reach a decision
لفظی تراکیب
confer with colleagues
|confer with counsel
|confer with staff
|confer privately
|confer about strategy
|time to confer
ہم معنی الفاظ
consult (Very close in meaning, but slightly less formal and more common in everyday use than "confer".)
متضاد الفاظ
dictate (Suggests making decisions and giving orders without discussion or input from others.)
موضوعات
business
|work
|politics
|academia
|communication
تعریف
To talk seriously with someone so you can decide something together.
To talk together and exchange views, especially in order to make a decision or solve a problem.
C1
FORMAL
2
استعمال کا انداز:
to confer [honor/right/degree] on [someone]
The university will confer honorary degrees on three distinguished scientists.
Az egyetem három kiváló tudósnak tiszteletbeli fokozatot adományoz.
The new constitution confers greater rights on minority groups.
Az új alkotmány több jogot biztosít a kisebbségi csoportoknak.
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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
The college will confer degrees on the students in June.
A főiskola júniusban diplomát adományoz a hallgatóknak.
The law confers special rights on parents of young children.
A törvény különleges jogokat biztosít a kisgyermekes szülőknek.
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.
عام غلطی:
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").
معنی
formally give honor, degree, or right
لفظی تراکیب
confer a degree
|confer a title
|confer citizenship
|confer rights
|confer power
|benefits conferred by
ہم معنی الفاظ
bestow (Very similar, but often has a slightly more ceremonial or literary feel; "confer" is common in legal and official writing.)
متضاد الفاظ
revoke (Means to officially take back a right, title, or privilege that was previously conferred.)
موضوعات
law
|education
|politics
|business
تعریف
To officially give someone a special title, degree, right, or power.
To formally give a title, degree, right, power, or benefit to a person or group.
فعل
C2
TECHNICAL
3
استعمال کا انداز:
to confer [one text] with [another text]
The editor conferred the surviving manuscripts to reconstruct the original text.
A szerkesztő összevetette a fennmaradt kéziratokat, hogy rekonstruálja az eredeti szöveget.
Researchers conferred the two data sets before publishing their findings.
A kutatók összevetették a két adathalmazt, mielőtt közzétették az eredményeiket.
In older philological works, scholars often conferred one version of a poem with another.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
The researcher conferred two old texts to check the differences.
A kutató összevetett két régi szöveget, hogy ellenőrizze a különbségeket.
They conferred the copies before choosing the final version.
Összevetették a másolatokat, mielőtt kiválasztották a végleges változatot.
In his study, he conferred one report with another.
The scholar conferred several manuscripts of the same story.
عام غلطی:
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".
معنی
compare texts or data carefully
ہم معنی الفاظ
compare (A general, everyday word; "confer" in this sense is rare and mainly used in specialized or very formal writing.)
متضاد الفاظ
ignore (If you ignore texts, you do not examine or compare them at all.)
موضوعات
academia
|language
|education
|communication
تعریف
To look at two texts or documents together and carefully compare them.
To compare texts, documents, or pieces of information carefully in order to note similarities or differences, especially in scholarly work.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
confer
IPA
GB/kənfˈɚ/
US/kənfˈɚ/
ہجا بندی اور زور
con - fer (2 ہجے)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fer)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Verb
- Base: confer
- 3rd Person Singular: confers
- Present Participle: conferring
- Past: conferred
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
confers
verb
conferring
verb
conferred
verb
Core family
conference
noun B1
Related words
conferral
noun
conferment
noun
Advanced or less common
conferee
noun
اہم نکات
- Irregular present participle: conferring Verb
- Irregular past: conferred Verb
عبارات
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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.