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confer with — consult , take counsel with , ask for advice from … English contemporary dictionary
confer with — verb get or ask advice from (Freq. 3) Consult your local broker They had to consult before arriving at a decision • Syn: ↑consult • Derivationally related forms: ↑consultive (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
confer — con‧fer [kənˈfɜː ǁ ˈfɜːr] verb conferred PTandPP conferring PRESPART [intransitive] to discuss something with other people in order to make a decision based on more than one person s opinion: • The chairwoman is conferring with the board later… … Financial and business terms
confer — I (consult) verb advise, compare opinions, confide in, consult with, consultare, counsel, deliberate, discuss, exchange observations, exhort, give advice, hold a conference, hold a consultation, interchange views, negotiate, palaver, parley,… … Law dictionary
confer — 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
confer — 01. The Russian President flew to Washington this morning to [confer] with the American President on the crisis developing in the Middle East. 02. I ll need to [confer] with my supervisor before I can allow that. 03. Not everyone could make it to … Grammatical examples in English
confer */ — UK [kənˈfɜː(r)] / US [kənˈfɜr] verb Word forms confer : present tense I/you/we/they confer he/she/it confers present participle conferring past tense conferred past participle conferred 1) [transitive] formal to give something such as authority,… … English dictionary
confer — [[t]kənfɜ͟ː(r)[/t]] confers, conferring, conferred 1) V RECIP When you confer with someone, you discuss something with them in order to make a decision. You can also say that two people confer. [V with n] He conferred with Hill and the others in… … English dictionary
confer — con|fer [kənˈfə: US ˈfə:r] v past tense and past participle conferred present participle conferring formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: conferre to bring together , from com ( COM ) + ferre to carry ] 1.) to discuss something with other… … Dictionary of contemporary English
confer — con|fer [ kən fɜr ] verb * 1. ) intransitive to discuss something with other people in order to reach a decision: confer with: He asked for some time to confer with his lawyers. 2. ) transitive FORMAL to give something such as authority, a legal… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
