bestow

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• Received-Pronunciation: /bɪˈstəʊ/
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• General-American: /bɪˈstoʊ/
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• Scotland: /bɪˈsto/
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• Wales: /bɪˈstou/ without the toe–tow merger
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• rhymes with -əʊ
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• CMU ARPABET: B IH0 S T OW1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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PIE word *h1epi The verb is derived from Middle English bestowen, bistouen, bistowen (“to give, bestow; to apply (something to something else); to arrange or have control over (something); to place (someone) in a position; to use (for some purpose); (reflexive) to find (oneself) a place to live or shelter”) [and other forms], from bi- (prefix forming verbs, often with a completive, figurative, or intensive meaning) + stouen, stowen (“to pack (cargo) in a ship, stow; to place (someone) in a certain position; to provide quarters for, lodge; etc.”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh2- (“to place; to stand (up)”)). The English word is analysable as be- (intensifying prefix forming verbs) + stow (“to put (something) away in a suitable place; etc.”). The noun is derived from the verb.

134 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: употребявам (upotrebjavam) — to apply or make use of (someone or something)
• Bulgarian: използвам (izpolzvam) — to apply or make use of (someone or something)
• Catalan: fer servir — to apply or make use of (someone or something)
• Catalan: utilitzar — to apply or make use of (someone or something)
• Czech: použít — to apply or make use of (someone or something)
• Czech: upotřebit — to apply or make use of (someone or something)
• Czech: využít — to apply or make use of (someone or something)
• Finnish: käyttää — to apply or make use of (someone or something)
• French: consacrer — to apply or make use of (someone or something)
• German: verwenden — to apply or make use of (someone or something)
• Italian: applicare — to apply or make use of (someone or something)
• Italian: usare — to apply or make use of (someone or something)
• Macedonian: иско́ристи (iskóristi) — to apply or make use of (someone or something)
• Macedonian: упо́треби (upótrebi) — to apply or make use of (someone or something)
• Māori: whakamahi — to apply or make use of (someone or something)
• Portuguese: usar — to apply or make use of (someone or something)
• Russian: испо́льзовать (ispólʹzovatʹ) — to apply or make use of (someone or something)
• Russian: употребля́ть (upotrebljátʹ) — to apply or make use of (someone or something)
• Russian: употреби́ть (upotrebítʹ) — to apply or make use of (someone or something)
• Ukrainian: ви́користати (výkorystaty) — to apply or make use of (someone or something)
• Ukrainian: використо́вувати (vykorystóvuvaty) — to apply or make use of (someone or something)
• Ukrainian: вжи́ти (vžýty) — to apply or make use of (someone or something)
• Ukrainian: вжива́ти (vžyváty) — to apply or make use of (someone or something)
• Akkadian: 𒁀 (qiāšu, BA) — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Albanian: dhuroj — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Arabic: أَنْعَمَ (ʔanʕama) — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Bulgarian: даря́вам (darjávam) — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Catalan: atorgar — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Catalan: concedir — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Catalan: conferir — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Chinese Mandarin: 賜給 /赐给 (cìgěi, sìgěi) — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Czech: propůjčit — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Czech: udělit — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Danish: anbringe — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Danish: skænke — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Dutch: schenken — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Dutch: toekennen — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Esperanto: donaci — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Finnish: lahjoittaa — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Finnish: myöntää — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Finnish: ojentaa — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Finnish: suoda — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• French: accorder — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• French: conférer — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• French: décerner — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• French: remettre — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Georgian: ბოძება (boʒeba) — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Georgian: ჩუქება (čukeba) — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Georgian: დაჯილდოვება (daǯildoveba) — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Georgian: მიცემა (micema) — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Georgian: მინიჭება (minič̣eba) — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Georgian: ძღვნა (ʒɣvna) — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• German: beehren mit — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• German: beschenken mit — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• German: schenken — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• German: verehren mit — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• German: verleihen — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Greek: απονέμω (aponémo) — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Icelandic: reifa — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Interlingua: accordar — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Interlingua: conceder — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Interlingua: conferer — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Italian: conferire — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Italian: donare — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Italian: elargire — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Italian: insignire — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Latin: dono — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Lithuanian: dovanoti — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Macedonian: да́рува (dáruva) — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Māori: whakawhiwhi — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Norwegian: forære — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Norwegian: skjenke — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Occitan: acordar — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Occitan: conferir — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Portuguese: conceder — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Portuguese: conferir — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Russian: дари́ть (darítʹ) — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Russian: подари́ть (podarítʹ) — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Russian: дарова́ть (darovátʹ) — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Russian: преподноси́ть (prepodnosítʹ) — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Russian: преподнести́ (prepodnestí) — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Russian: вруча́ть (vručátʹ) — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Russian: вручи́ть (vručítʹ) — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Russian: жа́ловать (žálovatʹ) — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Russian: пожа́ловать (požálovatʹ) — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Sanskrit: ददाति (dadāti) — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Serbo-Croatian: даро̀вати — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Serbo-Croatian: poklòniti — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Serbo-Croatian: daròvati — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Serbo-Croatian: poklòniti — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Tamil: அளி (aḷi) — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Thai: มอบ (mɔ̂ɔp) — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Turkish: sunmak — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Turkish: ihsan etmek — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Ukrainian: дарува́ти (daruváty) — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Ukrainian: наділи́ти (nadilýty) — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Ukrainian: наділя́ти (nadiljáty) — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Zhuang: lokhawj — to impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour
• Bulgarian: поставям (postavjam) — to place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation
• Finnish: asettaa — to place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation
• Finnish: sijoittaa — to place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation
• French: disposer de — to place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation
• Portuguese: dispor de — to place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation
• Bulgarian: депозирам (depoziram) — to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow, deposit
• Catalan: depositar — to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow, deposit
• Catalan: emmagatzemar — to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow, deposit
• Catalan: estibar — to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow, deposit
• Czech: uložit — to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow, deposit
• Czech: uschovat — to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow, deposit
• Czech: uskladnit — to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow, deposit
• Finnish: panna — to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow, deposit
• Finnish: piilottaa — to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow, deposit
• Finnish: varastoida — to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow, deposit
• German: einlagern — to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow, deposit
• German: verstauen — to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow, deposit
• Italian: collocare — to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow, deposit
• Italian: depositare — to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow, deposit
• Italian: immagazzinare — to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow, deposit
• Macedonian: чу́ва (čúva) — to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow, deposit
• Portuguese: armazenar — to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow, deposit
• Russian: храни́ть (xranítʹ) — to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow, deposit
• Spanish: estibar — to deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store — see also stow, deposit
• Bulgarian: настанявам (nastanjavam) — to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation
• Catalan: allotjar — to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation
• Czech: ubytovat — to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation
• Finnish: majoittaa — to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation
• German: unterbringen — to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation
• Italian: alloggiare — to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation
• Macedonian: сме́сти (smésti) — to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation
• Portuguese: alojar — to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation
• Russian: расквартиро́вывать (raskvartiróvyvatʹ) — to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation
• Russian: расквартиро́вать (raskvartiróvatʹ) — to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation
• Russian: размеща́ть (razmeščátʹ) — to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation
• Russian: размести́ть (razmestítʹ) — to provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation