confer

görüşmek, danışmak

Ne yapılacağına karar vermeden önce başkalarıyla bir konuyu konuşup fikir alışverişinde bulunmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To discuss something with other people and exchange opinions before deciding what to do.

• The doctors conferred briefly.
• She conferred with her lawyer before answering.
• We will confer about the proposed changes tomorrow.

Nasıl kullanılır: confer with someone (I need to confer with my colleagues.); confer about something (The judges conferred about the final score.)

Eş anlamlılar: consult, discuss

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: confer with someone, confer about something, confer in private

vermek, bahşetmek

Birine resmî olarak unvan, hak, onur veya yetki vermek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To officially give someone a title, right, honour, or power.

• The award confers great prestige.
• The law conferred new rights on workers.
• This position does not confer unlimited power.

Nasıl kullanılır: confer something on/upon someone (The university conferred an honorary degree on her.)

Eş anlamlılar: grant, award, bestow

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: confer a degree, confer rights on, confer an honour, confer a title