confer

verb

/kənˈfɜː(r)/

/kənˈfɜːr/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they confer	/kənˈfɜː(r)/ /kənˈfɜːr/
he / she / it confers	/kənˈfɜːz/ /kənˈfɜːrz/
past simple conferred	/kənˈfɜːd/ /kənˈfɜːrd/
past participle conferred	/kənˈfɜːd/ /kənˈfɜːrd/
-ing form conferring	/kənˈfɜːrɪŋ/ /kənˈfɜːrɪŋ/

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[intransitive] confer (with somebody) (on/about something) to discuss something with somebody, in order to exchange opinions or get advice商讨；协商；交换意见
- He wanted to confer with his colleagues before reaching a decision.他想与他的同事先商议一下再作出决定。
Topics Opinion and argumentc1
[transitive] confer something (on/upon somebody) to give somebody an award, a university degree or a particular honour or right授予，颁发（奖项、学位、荣誉或权利）
- An honorary degree was conferred on him by Oxford University in 2019.牛津大学于 2009 年授予他荣誉学位。
Topics Educationc1
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the general sense ‘bring together’, also in sense (1)): from Latin conferre, from con- ‘together’ + ferre ‘bring’.

TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4769 COCA: 7144

confer verb
⇨ give 1 (confer a degree on sb) ⇨ talk (confer with sb about sth)

TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4769 COCA: 7144

confer

To discuss something: discuss, consider, talk...