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bequeaths

bequeaths is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bequeath.

Meaning of bequeath

Verb

bequeath (third-person singular simple present bequeaths, present participle bequeathing, simple past bequeathed or (obsolete) bequoth, past participle bequeathed or (obsolete) bequoth or (rare) bequethen or (obsolete) bequothen)

  1. To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
  2. To hand down; to transmit.
    • Ownership of manufacturing workshops is not essential to that job; but BR happen to have been bequeathed a considerable number with a proud history.1964 May, “News and Comment: Minister hamstrings BR workshops”, in Modern Railways, page 291
  3. To give; to offer; to commit.
    • These young gay men and lesbians were more militant and began to reject advice from the homophile movement to try to "fit into" society, not to make waves, and to rely on professionals and establishment figures to bequeath them social rights.2006 March 26, Leslie Feinberg, “'Gay is good'”, in Workers World

Questions about bequeaths

What is bequeaths the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bequeaths is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bequeath.

Words near bequeaths in the dictionary

  1. bequeathest
  2. bequeatheth
  3. bequeathing
  4. bequeathment
  5. bequeathments
  6. bequeaths
  7. bequest
  8. bequested
  9. bequesting
  10. bequests
  11. bequethen

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