confer
To discuss something with other people in order to reach a decision or exchange ideas. It can also mean to officially give an honor, title, or degree to someone.
Beispiele
3 von 5I need to confer with my family before I decide to take the job.
I need to talk to my family before I decide to take the job.
The President will confer a medal of honor upon the brave soldier.
The President will give a medal of honor to the brave soldier.
Let me confer with my friends to see what they want to eat.
Let me check with my friends to see what they want to eat.
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Think of a 'Conference.' A conference is a big meeting where many people 'confer' or talk to each other.
Schnelles Quiz
The manager needs to ___ with the team before signing the contract.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: confer
Beispiele
I need to confer with my family before I decide to take the job.
everydayI need to talk to my family before I decide to take the job.
The President will confer a medal of honor upon the brave soldier.
formalThe President will give a medal of honor to the brave soldier.
Let me confer with my friends to see what they want to eat.
informalLet me check with my friends to see what they want to eat.
The university will confer degrees upon the graduating students next week.
academicThe university will give degrees to the graduating students next week.
The board of directors met to confer about the new company strategy.
businessThe board of directors met to discuss the new company strategy.
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
confer upon
to give something (like an award) to someone
confer with counsel
to talk with a lawyer
time to confer
time needed to discuss and decide
Wird oft verwechselt mit
Confess means to admit you did something wrong; confer means to discuss or give an honor.
Confirm means to check if something is true; confer means to talk things over.
Nutzungshinweise
Use 'confer with' when you are talking to someone to make a choice. Use 'confer [something] on/upon' when an authority is giving a title or gift.
Häufige Fehler
Don't forget the 'with' when talking about a discussion. For example, say 'I conferred with him,' not 'I conferred him.'
Merkhilfe
Think of a 'Conference.' A conference is a big meeting where many people 'confer' or talk to each other.
Wortherkunft
From the Latin 'conferre', which means 'to bring together' (com- 'together' + ferre 'to bring').
Grammatikmuster
Kultureller Kontext
This word is very common in graduation ceremonies at universities when the dean grants degrees.
Schnelles Quiz
The manager needs to ___ with the team before signing the contract.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: confer
Verwandtes Vokabular
A formal prize or mark of recognition given in honor of an a...
meetingA meeting is an event where a group of people come together...
dialogueA conversation between two or more people, particularly in a...
discussionA conversation or debate about a specific topic where people...
diplomaA formal document issued by an educational institution, such...
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