bestow

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /bɪˈstəʊ/    美 /bɪˈstoʊ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An act of presenting a thing to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; a bestowal. obsolete,rare,transitive
    — The Muſes bacely begge, or bibbe, or both, and muſt, for vvhy? / They finde as bad Beſtoe as is their Portage beggerly: / Yea novv by melancholie vvalkes and thred-bare coates vve geſſe / At Clyents and at Poetes: none vvorke more and profit leſſe, […]
动词 v.
  1. To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use. transitive
    — All the voide time, that is betwene the huores of woorke ſlepe and meat, that they be ſuffered to beſtowe, euerye man as he lyketh beſte hym ſelfe.
  2. To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use.; To apply (money) for some purpose; to expend, to spend. obsolete,specifically,transitive
    — O if I had had time to haue made nevv liueries: I vvoulde haue beſtovved the thouſand pound I borrovved of you, but tis no matter, this poore ſhevv doth better, this doth inferre the zeale I had to ſee him.
  3. To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give, to accord; to render. transitive
    — I bestow upon you the name of Peter.
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  4. To place or put (someone or something) somewhere or in a certain situation; to dispose of. archaic,transitive
    — The diuell take the one partie, / And his dam the other, / And theyle be both beſtovved. / I haue endured more for their ſakes, / Then man is able to endure.
  5. To deposit (something) for safekeeping; to lay up (something) in store; to stow. archaic,transitive
    — The londes of a certayne man brought forth frutes plenteouſly⸝ and he thought in hym ſilfe ſayinge: whatt ſhall I do⸝ becauſe I have noo roume where to beſtowe my frutes?
  6. To provide (someone or oneself) with accommodation; to find quarters for (someone or oneself); to lodge, to quarter. also,archaic,reflexive,transitive
    — The ſixteene daye of May they were al beſtovved abourd in Spaniſh ſhippes furniſhed with victual, & other neceſſaries for that iourney.
  7. To behave or conduct (oneself); to acquit. obsolete,reflexive,transitive
    — Novv therefore vvould I haue thee to my Tutor / (For long agone I haue forgot to court, / Beſides the faſhion of the time is chang'd) / Hovv, and vvhich vvay I may beſtovv my ſelfe / To be regarded in her ſun-bright eye.
  8. To give (someone or oneself) in marriage. also,obsolete,reflexive,transitive
    — You ſay, if I bring in your Roſalinde, / You vvill beſtovv her on Orlando heere?

词形变化

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词汇关系

衍生词
bestowable bestowage bestowal bestowed bestower bestowing bestowment misbestow rebestow unbestowed
相关词
misstowed stow stowable stowage stow away stowaway stower stowing unstow

词源

词源 1
PIE word
*h₁epi
The verb is derived from Middle English bestowen, bistouen, bistowen (“to give, bestow; to apply (something to something else); to arrange or have control over (something); to place (someone) in a position; to use (for some purpose); (reflexive) to find (oneself) a place to live or shelter”) [and other forms], from bi- (prefix forming verbs, often with a completive, figurative, or intensive meaning) + stouen, stowen (“to pack (cargo) in a ship, stow; to place (someone) in a certain position; to provide quarters for, lodge; etc.”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to place; to stand (up)”)). The English word is analysable as be- (intensifying prefix forming verbs) + stow (“to put (something) away in a suitable place; etc.”).
The noun is derived from the verb.
词源 2
PIE word
*h₁epi
The verb is derived from Middle English bestowen, bistouen, bistowen (“to give, bestow; to apply (something to something else); to arrange or have control over (something); to place (someone) in a position; to use (for some purpose); (reflexive) to find (oneself) a place to live or shelter”) [and other forms], from bi- (prefix forming verbs, often with a completive, figurative, or intensive meaning) + stouen, stowen (“to pack (cargo) in a ship, stow; to place (someone) in a certain position; to provide quarters for, lodge; etc.”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to place; to stand (up)”)). The English word is analysable as be- (intensifying prefix forming verbs) + stow (“to put (something) away in a suitable place; etc.”).
The noun is derived from the verb.
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