confers
Saykuhn-FURZUS/kənˈfʌɹz/UK · AUS/kənˈfɜːz/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of confer.
The new statute confers additional powers on local councils.
She confers with her advisors before announcing any major decision.
Note
One spelling carries two quite different verbs, and the construction tells them apart. With a direct object it means to bestow, and the receiver follows on: a statute confers powers on councils. Without an object it means to consult, and it takes with: she confers with her advisors. The older meanings (to compare, to gather, to contribute) are obsolete, so a modern confers is nearly always one of these two.
confers is a form of confer
confer, verb: To grant or bestow something on a person, such as a right, honor, or title. Full entry
- Forms
- conferconfers he/she/itconferring -ing formconferred past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- confer → confers: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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