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be·queath
(bĭ-kwēth′, -kwēth′)tr.v. be·queathed, be·queath·ing, be·queaths
1. Law To leave or give (personal property) by will.
2. To pass (something) on to another; hand down: bequeathed to their children a respect for hard work.
[Middle English biquethen, from Old English becwethan : be-, be- + cwethan, to say; see gwet- in Indo-European roots.]
be·queath′al, be·queath′ment n.
be·queath′er n.
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bequeath
(bɪˈkwiːð; -ˈkwiːθ)vb (tr)
1. (Law) law to dispose of (property, esp personal property) by will. Compare devise2
2. to hand down; pass on, as to following generations
[Old English becwethan; related to Old Norse kvetha to speak, Gothic qithan, Old High German quethan]
beˈqueather n
beˈqueathal n
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be•queath
(bɪˈkwið, -ˈkwiθ)v.t.
1. to dispose of (property or money) by last will.
2. to hand down; pass on.
be•queath′a•ble, adj.
be•queath′al, be•queath′ment, n.
be•queath′er, n.
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bequeath
- Etymologically, what you bequeath is what you "say" you will leave someone in your will—but the original sense "say, utter" died out, leaving the legal sense.See also related terms for leaving.
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bequeath
Past participle: bequeathed
Gerund: bequeathing
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| Verb | 1. | bequeath - leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate" leave behind, leave - be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats" devise - give by will, especially real property pass on - give to or transfer possession of; "She passed the family jewels on to her daughter-in-law" impart, pass on, give, leave - transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students" remember - show appreciation to; "He remembered her in his will" disinherit, disown - prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting |
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bequeath
verb
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bequeath
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Translations
يوصِي، يورِثُ
odkázatzanechat
testamentere
luovuttaatestamentata
hagyományoz
ánafna í erfîaskrá
palikti testamentu
novēlēt
bırakmakmiras bırakmak
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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bequeath
vt
(in will) → vermachen, hinterlassen (to sb jdm)
(fig) tradition → hinterlassen, vererben (to sb jdm)
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bequeath
(biˈkwiːð) verb to leave (personal belongings) by will. She bequeathed her art collection to the town.
bequest (biˈkwest) noun something bequeathed in a will. I received a bequest in my uncle's will.
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