Meaning of bestowed in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    bestowed

    Definitions

    1. given formally or officially

    Synonyms

Famous quotes

  • « Well, I have a CBE and I accepted it with glee because it's not bestowed on you by the royal family, it's not bestowed on you by the government, you have to be nominated by the public. »
    Rod Stewart
  • « Today we thank God for all the blessings He has bestowed upon this great Country and ask Him to continue to heal our land and meet our needs - and we do so through the power of prayer. »
    Nick Rahall
  • « Be true to the game, because the game will be true to you. If you try to shortcut the game, then the game will shortcut you. If you put forth the effort, good things will be bestowed upon you. That's truly about the game, and in some ways that's about life too. »
    Michael Jordan
  • « Forgetfulness - a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience. »
    Ambrose Bierce
  • « What money is better bestowed than that of a schoolboy's tip? How the kindness is recalled by the recipient in after days! It blesses him that gives and him that takes. »
    William Makepeace Thackeray

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