bequeath+(verb)

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• bequeath — ► VERB 1) leave (property) to someone by a will. 2) hand down or pass on. ORIGIN Old English, related to QUOTH(Cf. ↑quoth) …   English terms dictionary

• bequeath — be‧queath [bɪˈkwiːD, bɪˈkwiːθ] verb [transitive] LAW to officially arrange for someone to have money or property that you own after your death, by writing it in your will: bequeath something to somebody • Sharp left the museum nothing, instead… …   Financial and business terms

• bequeath — be·queath /bi kwēth, kwēt̲h̲/ vt [Old English becwethan to speak to, address, leave by will, from be to, about + cwethan to say]: to give by will used esp. of personal property but sometimes of real property; see also legacy, legatee compare de …   Law dictionary

• bequeath — verb (T) 1 to officially arrange for someone to have something that you own after your death: bequeath sth to sb: She bequeathed her collection of paintings to the National Gallery. | bequeath sb sth: His father bequeathed him a fortune. 2 to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bequeath — verb Bequeath is used with these nouns as the object: ↑collection, ↑estate, ↑legacy …   Collocations dictionary

• bequeath — verb I bequeath the northern campgrounds to the Yellow Birch Fishing Club Syn: leave to, leave in one s will to, hand on/down to, will to, make over to, pass on to, entrust to, grant to, transfer to; donate to, give to; endow on, bestow on,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• bequeath — verb /bɪˈkwiːθ,bɪˈkwiːð/ a) To give or leave by will; to give by testament; especially of personal property. b) To hand down; to transmit. See Also: quethe, quoth, bequest …   Wiktionary

• bequeath — verb Syn: leave, will, hand down, pass on, entrust, make over, grant, transfer, give, bestow on, confer on …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• bequeath — [[t]bɪkwi͟ːð[/t]] bequeaths, bequeathing, bequeathed 1) VERB If you bequeath your money or property to someone, you legally state that they should have it when you die. [FORMAL] [V n n] Fields s will bequeathed his wife Hattie and son Claude the… …   English dictionary

• bequeath — UK [bɪˈkwiːð] / US [bɪˈkwɪð] / US [bɪˈkwɪθ] verb [transitive] Word forms bequeath : present tense I/you/we/they bequeath he/she/it bequeaths present participle bequeathing past tense bequeathed past participle bequeathed formal to give someone… …   English dictionary

• bequeath — be|queath [ bı kwið, bı kwiθ ] verb transitive FORMAL to give someone money or property after you die by making a legal document called a WILL: LEAVE: bequeath something to someone: She bequeathed her jewelry to her niece. bequeath someone… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English