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.
예시
3 / 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.
어휘 가족
암기 팁
Think of a 'Conference.' A conference is a big meeting where many people 'confer' or talk to each other.
빠른 퀴즈
The manager needs to ___ with the team before signing the contract.
정답!
정답은: confer
예시
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.
어휘 가족
자주 쓰는 조합
자주 쓰는 구문
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
자주 혼동되는 단어
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.
사용 참고사항
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.
자주 하는 실수
Don't forget the 'with' when talking about a discussion. For example, say 'I conferred with him,' not 'I conferred him.'
암기 팁
Think of a 'Conference.' A conference is a big meeting where many people 'confer' or talk to each other.
어원
From the Latin 'conferre', which means 'to bring together' (com- 'together' + ferre 'to bring').
문법 패턴
문화적 맥락
This word is very common in graduation ceremonies at universities when the dean grants degrees.
빠른 퀴즈
The manager needs to ___ with the team before signing the contract.
정답!
정답은: confer
관련 어휘
A conversation or debate about a specific topic where people...
diplomaA formal document issued by an educational institution, such...
awardA 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...
관련 단어
to
A1Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.
and
A1A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.
a
A1A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.
that
A1This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.
I
A1The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.
for
A1Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.
not
A1A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.
with
A1A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.
he
A1A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.
you
A1Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
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