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- [bih-kweeth , -kweeth]
- /bɪˈkwið, -ˈkwiθ/
- /bɪˈkwiːð/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bih-kweeth , -kweeth]
- /bɪˈkwið, -ˈkwiθ/
Definitions of bequeath word
- verb bequeath If you bequeath your money or property to someone, you legally state that they should have it when you die. 3
- verb bequeath If you bequeath an idea or system, you leave it for other people to use or develop. 3
- verb bequeath to dispose of (property, esp personal property) by will 3
- verb bequeath to hand down; pass on, as to following generations 3
- verb transitive bequeath to leave (property) to another by last will and testament 3
- verb transitive bequeath to hand down; pass on 3
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Origin of bequeath
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English bequethen, Old English becwethan (be- be- + cwethan to say (see quoth), cognate with Old High German quedan, Gothic qithan)
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Parts of speech for Bequeath
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bequeath popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bequeath
verb bequeath
- bestow — To bestow something on someone means to give or present it to them.
- hand down — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- impart — to make known; tell; relate; disclose: to impart a secret.
- leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- grant — to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
Antonyms for bequeath
verb bequeath
- take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- receive — to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
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