confer

  • 11confer — [v1] discuss, deliberate advise, argue, bargain, blitz*, brainstorm*, breeze*, collogue, confab*, confabulate, consult, converse, deal, debate, discourse, flap*, gab*, get heads together*, give meeting*, groupthink*, huddle, jaw, kick ideas… …

    New thesaurus

  • 12cónfer — (Del lat. confer, compara, imper. de conferre). m. Voz que se utiliza en los escritos para indicar que se debe consultar algo, generalmente abreviada en cf. o cfr …

    Diccionario de la lengua española

  • 13confer — [kən fʉr′] vt. conferred, conferring [L conferre, to bring together, compare, confer < com , together + ferre, to BEAR1] 1. to give, grant, or bestow 2. Obs. to compare vi. to have a conference or talk; meet for discussion; converse SYN. GIVE… …

    English World dictionary

  • 14Confer — u. Conferatur (lat.), abgekürzt Cf., vergleiche, man vergleiche …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 15Confer — (lat., abgekürzt cf. oder cfr.), vergleiche; conferatur, es werde verglichen (beim Hinweis auf zu vergleichende Stellen in Schriften) …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 16Confer — Confer, Cf., lat., vergleiche; conferatur, Cf., man vergleiche; conferiren, vergleichen, berathen, übertragen, verleihen. Conferirung, Verleihung, Uebertragung …

    Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • 17confer — 1530s, from M.Fr. conférer (14c.) to give, converse, compare, from L. conferre to bring together, figuratively to compare; consult, deliberate, talk over, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + ferre to bear (see INFER (Cf. infer)). Sense of… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 18confer — has inflected forms conferred, conferring. In the meaning ‘consult’ it is normally followed by with (a person) and/or about or over (a matter). The derivative adjective is spelt conferrable …

    Modern English usage

  • 19confer — ► VERB (conferred, conferring) 1) grant (a title, degree, benefit, or right). 2) have discussions. DERIVATIVES conferment noun conferral noun. ORIGIN Latin conferre bring together …

    English terms dictionary

  • 20confer — v. 1) (D; intr.) ( to converse ) to confer about; with (we will confer with them about this matter) 2) (D; tr.) ( to award ) to confer on (to confer an award on smb.) * * * [kən fɜː] with (we will confer with them about this matter) (D; intr.) (… …

    Combinatory dictionary