Bestowed
to present as a gift; give; confer (usually followed by on or upon):
The trophy was bestowed upon the winner.
to put to some use; apply:
Time spent in study is time well bestowed.
Archaic.
to provide quarters for; house; lodge.
to put; stow; deposit; store.
Contemporary Examples
The Jewish Condom Magnate Benyamin Cohen December 28, 2009
Childless and Loving It Danielle Friedman September 18, 2010
We Need MLK’s Revolutionary Spirit Roland S. Martin January 19, 2014
A $125 Billion (Taxpayer) Gamble William D. Cohan October 19, 2008
George Bush Thanks a Terrorist Max Blumenthal December 17, 2008
Historical Examples
Rivers of Great Britain. The Thames, from Source to Sea. Anonymous
Ester Ried Yet Speaking Isabella Alden
The Dark Star Robert W. Chambers
Maid Marian Thomas Love Peacock
The Khedive’s Country George Manville Fenn
verb (transitive)
to present (a gift) or confer (an award or honour)
(archaic) to apply (energy, resources, etc)
(archaic) to house (a person) or store (goods)
v.
Read Also:
- Bestowment
to present as a gift; give; confer (usually followed by on or upon): The trophy was bestowed upon the winner. to put to some use; apply: Time spent in study is time well bestowed. Archaic. to provide quarters for; house; lodge. to put; stow; deposit; store. Historical Examples Curiosities of Human Nature Anonymous The World’s […]
- Bestows
to present as a gift; give; confer (usually followed by on or upon): The trophy was bestowed upon the winner. to put to some use; apply: Time spent in study is time well bestowed. Archaic. to provide quarters for; house; lodge. to put; stow; deposit; store. Contemporary Examples From the Anti-Rape Bra to Chastity Belts: […]
- Bestrid
to get or be astride of; have or place the legs on both sides of. to step over or across with long strides. to stand or tower over; dominate. Historical Examples Andersonville, Volume 1 John McElroy Bracebridge Hall Washington Irving verb (transitive) -strides, -striding, -strode (archaic) -strid, -stridden, (archaic) -strid to have or put a […]
- Bestrode
to get or be astride of; have or place the legs on both sides of. to step over or across with long strides. to stand or tower over; dominate. Contemporary Examples Peter Matthiessen Was One of the Greatest Writers of a Great Generation Malcolm Jones April 6, 2014 The Deaths You Missed This Year Malcolm […]
- Bests
of the highest quality, excellence, or standing: the best work; the best students. most advantageous, suitable, or desirable: the best way. largest; most: the best part of a day. most excellently or suitably; with most advantage or success: an opera role that best suits her voice. in or to the highest degree; most fully (usually […]